Thematic, literal and associative dream imagery following a high-impact event

Bibliographic Data

ID3900541
AuthorsJohn Davidson, Shayne Lynch, Shayne Anne Lynch
Year2012
Volume22
Issue1
Pages58-69
Publication date2012-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDreaming (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1053-0797 • E-ISSN: 1573-3351
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/a0026273
OpenAlexW2063394513
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited7

The present study investigated the effect of a high-impact waking stiumulus on adults'dreams. Sixty-seven participants rcorded dreams following viewing of a traumatic digital video disc (DVD); September 11 media coverage) and an education DVD (a Psychology 1 lecture). There was significantly more intense central imagery (Hartmann, 1998, 2011) and negative emotion in the dreams following viewing of the stressful DVD. Scales were developed to assess imagery related to th content of the DVDs. A set of scales loosely based on Garfield's (2001) common dream themes measure thematic content. Significantly higher ratings were obtained for six out of the nine themes identified as relevant (e.g. chased, attached, or threatened) in dreams following viewing the September 11 DVD. The results provided experimental support for connectionist processes in dream production as postulated in Hartmann's (1998, 2011) theory, and other theries prdicting metaphoric dream imagery related to waking concerns

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