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NEW

An Introduction to the

Psychology of Dreaming

Second Edition | KELLY BULKELEY, PHD

After 100 years of scientific study,
researchers have established that all humans
dream—everyone has the innate ability to

generate vivid imaginal experiences in sleep.

Why do people dream, and what do dreams mean? What do the most recent
neuroscientific research and studies of patterns in dream content reveal about
the functionality of dreams? How do the ideas of earlier generations of dream
psychologists continue to influence the research of psychologists today? June 2017, 160pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4
An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming covers all major theories in Hardcover: 978-1-4408-5706-5
dream psychology from 1900 to the present day. It provides readers with a $37.00, £29.00, €34.00
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Each chapter of the book analyzes a particular theory of dream psychology in
terms of three basic questions: How are dreams formed? What functions do
dreams serve? How can dreams be interpreted? By examining each theorist’s S AMPLE T OPICS
answers to these questions, readers can clearly see how dream psychology • Carl G. Jung and Archetypes
theorists have both incorporated concepts from previous researchers and • Cognitive Development
developed new ideas of their own. A breadth of psychological approaches • Content Analysis
are considered, from Freud and Jung to contemporary brain studies,
giving readers an appreciation of the wide range of theories regarding this • Lucid Dreams
fascinating area of study. • Psychotherapy
• Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis
FEATURES
• Explains the historical development of dream psychology across a century
of thought and research, from Freudian psychoanalysis to modern KELLY BULKELEY, PhD, is director of the Sleep
and Dream Database and a senior editor of the
neuroscience journal Dreaming.
• Provides a clear template for analyzing each theory of dream psychology in
terms of how it answers the three basic questions of formation, function,
and interpretation
• Encourages readers to look carefully at their own dreams as a legitimate
source of insight into the dreaming process
• Represents an ideal resource for undergraduate students in introductory
psychology classes who need a solid understanding of the psychology of
dreaming

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