Psychology 2011A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Dream Interpretation, Stochastic Resonance, Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2011A/B
• Professor: Imants Baruss

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Dreams: formally, the study of dreams is known as oneirology and divided into: Dream analysis: concerned with the manner in which social psychological realities such as cultural values are reflected in dreams. Dream interpretation: concerned with the potential meanings of dreams. Physiological theories: example/ in classical greece, people would go to the temples sacred to asklepios, Greek god of healing , undergo a ritual, and drink a sleep potion with the idea that. Asklepios would appear in their dreams with messages of healing: activation-synthesis hypothesis allan hobson and robert mccarley. Dreams have 5 characteristics: intense emotion illogical content. 2: apparent sensory impressions, uncritical acceptance of dream events. In other words, while dreaming we are formally delirious and demented . Studying dreams, then, is the study of mental illness difficulty remembering them. Problems with theory include; ability to dream during other stages of sleep (not just.