Children's dreams / Barbara Szmigielska.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Szmigielska, Barbara.

Series:

Psychology research progress series.

Psychology research progress series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's dreams.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text is one of very few monographs in world literature devoted to various aspects of children's dreams. It reviews the extant literature on the topic, as well as provides the results of the author's own research concerning children's understanding of the sleep process and dream phenomenon.

Contents:

Intro

CHILDREN'S DREAMS

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: INTEREST IN CHILDREN'S DREAMS PRIOR TO THE DISCOVERY OF REM SLEEP

ARTEMIDORUS DALDIANUS

SIGMUND FREUD

C. W. KIMMINS

INTEREST IN CHILDREN'S DREAMS AMONG POLISH RESEARCHERS

Chapter 2: CHILDREN'S SLEEP

THE STAGES OF SLEEP

THE SPECIFIC NATURE OF REM SLEEP

THE FUNCTIONS OF DREAMS

SLEEPING BEHAVIOUR

Chapter 3: WHAT DO CHILDREN KNOW ABOUT SLEEPING AND DREAMING

CHILDREN'S BELIEFS ABOUT SLEEP - PERSONAL RESEARCH

THE NATURE OF SLEEP

THE FUNCTION OF SLEEP

CHILDREN'S ATTITUDES TOWARD SLEEP

CHILDREN'S BELIEFS ABOUT DREAMS - A RESEARCH REVIEW

REPRESENTATIVES OF NAIVE THEORIES OF MIND

HOW DO CHILDREN UNDERSTAND THE NATURE AND ORIGINS OF DREAMS - PERSONAL RESEARCH

THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN DREAMS AND OTHER PROCESSES

THE LOCATION OF DREAMS

THE REALITY OF DREAMS

THE PRIVACY OF DREAMS

THE ORIGIN OF DREAMS

THE REAL VERSUS FICTITIOUS NATURE OF DREAMS

Chapter 4: METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN RESEARCH ON CHILDREN'S DREAMS

DREAMS IN LABORATORY AND HOME SETTINGS

SOLICITING DREAM REPORTS

DREAM CONTENT ANALYSIS

RELIABILITY OF CHILDREN'S DREAM REPORTS

Chapter 5: THE CHARACTERISTICS AND CONTENTS OF CHILDREN'S DREAMS

CHILDREN'S DREAMS AT HOME AND IN THE LABORATORY - A RESEARCH REVIEW

DAVID FOULKES'S LONGITUDINAL AND CROSS-SECTIONAL RESEARCH

HOME DREAMS IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS

BAD AND GOOD CHILDREN'S DREAMS ACCORDING TO PATRICIA GARFIELD

HOME DREAMS IN CHILDREN'S NARRATIVES AND DRAWINGS - PERSONAL RESEARCH

THE RELATION BETWEEN THE DREAM CONTENT AND REALITY

DREAM CHARACTERS

ANALYSIS OF DRAWINGS OF DREAMS

Chapter 6: CHILDREN'S DREAMS AND EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE

TRAUMA AND DREAMS.

TV VIEWING, COMPUTER GAME PLAYING AND DREAMS

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF TALKING TO CHILDREN ABOUT THEIR DREAMS

REFERENCES

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.