Theories of dream function
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4419308 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janet Dallett, Janet O Dallett (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 408-416 |
| Publication date | 1973-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2909 • E-ISSN: 1939-1455 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/h0034485 |
| PMID | 4575030 |
| OpenAlex | W2062129608 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
Some contemporary and psychoanalytic theories of dream function are reviewed. Particular attention is given to Jung's model of personality and theory of dream function, a dynamic, open-system approach that stands in contrast to Freud's mechanistic, drive-reduction model. Contemporary theories tend to focus on the function of environmental mastery, viewed from one of three perspectives: (a) problem solving, (i) information processing, or (c) ego consolidation. Only a few have gone beyond environmental control to consider creative functions of the dream. Most contemporary theories are at least partially supported by data, and many are not mutually exclusive, dealing with different processes or proposing similar processes in different-sounding languages. Some dream theories do differ from others in underlying model, in scope, or in the degree to which nonrational processes are admissable as data. Jung's approach has much to add to contemporary dream theory, particularly in making room for creative and nonrational processes, as well as in the specific proposition that dreams function to balance and complete waking consciousness
Biology · Cognitive psychology · Dream · Function (biology) · Jungian Analytical Psychology · Neuroscience · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Psychology · Sleep and Wakefulness Research
The interpretation of dreams.
Theories of dream formation and recent studies of sleep consciousness
On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetic Art 1
Is the Wish to Sleep a Universal Motive for Dreaming
The Dream Specimen Of Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalytic Implications of Recent Research on Sleep and Dreaming
The interpretation of dreams
The social roots of the dream
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 2017 (42) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |