Psychology of Dreams

Paul R. Robbins has held a number of research positions in the Department of Psychiatry at George Washington University Medical School, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the Public Health Service. He has published numerous papers in psychological and psychiatric journals, many books on psychology topics for general readers (and several novels). He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

“highly recommended”—Journal of the Society for Psychical Research; “a good introduction”—SciTech Book News.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction      I. The Nature of Dreams      1. A Look at Dreams in the Ancient World and Primitive Cultures      2. Some Modern Theories of Dreaming      3. The Scientific Study of Dreaming      4. The Manifest Content of Dreams      5. The Stimulus and the Dream      6. Dream Recall      7. Dreams and Mental Illness      8. Symbolism      9. Dreams and Creativity      10. Nightmares      11. Telepathic and Paranormal Dreams      II. The Analysis of Dreams      12. The Many Faces of Dreams      13. Drawing, Visualizing, and Dramatizing Dreams      14. Dream Association      15. The Dream Incident Technique      16. Using Dreams in Your Life      Notes      Bibliography      Index