Dreams and nightmares : the new theory on the origin and meaning of dreams / Ernest Hartmann.

Author/creator Hartmann, Ernest
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Plenum Trade, ©1998.
Descriptionx, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The nature of dreaming (overview) -- The clearest case: dreams after trauma -- From dreams in stressful situations to ordinary dreams -- The role of emotion in producing dreams -- The nets of the mind -- Metaphor -- The functions of dreaming -- The uses of dreaming: self-knowledge, dreamworking, and psychotherapy -- Dreams, problem solving, science, and art -- This view and Freud's view -- The biology of dreaming -- The evolution of dreaming: dreams of our ancestors; dreams of our children; dreams of animals -- Dream people and thought people: individual differences -- Dreams, myth, religion, and culture.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-304) and index.
LCCN 98028475
ISBN0306459965

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BF1091 .H365 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold