Finding Meaning in Dreams A Quantitative Approach
Title:
Finding Meaning in Dreams A Quantitative Approach
ISBN:
9781489902986
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Edition:
1st ed. 1996.
Publication Information New:
New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1996.
Physical Description:
XV, 356 p. online resource.
Series:
Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy
Contents:
1. The Scientific Study of Dream Content -- 2. The Hall/Van de Castle System of Content Analysis -- 3. The Quality of the Data -- 4. Nonnative Findings on American College Students -- 5. Age Differences in Dream Reports -- 6. Cross-Cultural Studies of Dream Content -- 7. Consistency and Change in Long Dream Series -- 8. The Continuity between Dreams and Waking Life in Individuals and Groups -- 9. The Repetition Dimension in Dreams and Waking Cognition -- Appendix A. Coding Rules for the Hall/Van de Castle System of Quantitative Dream Content Analysis -- The Classification and Coding of Characters -- The Classification and Scoring of Social Interactions -- The Classification and Coding of Activities -- The Classification and Coding of Striving: Success and Failure -- The Classification and Coding of Misfortunes and Good Fortunes -- The Classification and Coding of Emotions -- The Classification and Coding of Physical Surroundings -- The Classification and Coding of Descriptive Elements -- Two Quasi-Theoretical Scales: Food and Eating and Elements from the Past -- Appendix B. The Coding of a Sample Dream Series -- Dream 1 -- Dream 2 -- Dream 3 -- Dream 4 -- Dream 5 -- Dream 6 -- Dream 7 -- Dream 8 -- Dream 9 -- Dream 10 -- Appendix C. Instructions for Reporting Dreams in Written Form -- Instructions for Obtaining "Most Recent Dreams" -- Appendix D. Statistical Appendix -- Determining and Understanding Effect Size: h -- Determining Significance Levels -- Determining Confidence Intervals -- Conclusion -- Appendix E. Normative Tables -- References.
Abstract:
Distinguished psychologist G. William Domhoff brings together-for the first time-all the necessary tools needed to perform quantitative studies of dream content using the rigorous system developed by Calvin S. Hall and Robert van de Castle. The book contains a comprehensive review of the literature, detailed coding rules, normative findings, and statistical tables.
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Electronic Access:
Full Text Available From Springer Nature Behavioral Science Archive Packages
Language:
English