1st Edition

Sleep and Dreams A Sourcebook

Edited By Jayne Gackenbach Copyright 1987
412 Pages
by Routledge

412 Pages
by Routledge

412 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1986, the emphasis in this book is on dreaming rather than sleeping. This reflected the recent emergence of interest in dreaming among professionals, in the general public, and across disciplines at the time. Each chapter offers a review of its area with pertinent references. Selected references are annotated. The annotated references represent the cutting edge of the area... Read more

Introduction.  Part 1: Sleep  1. An Overview of Sleep William Moorcroft  2. An Overview of the Body and the Brain in Sleep William Moorcroft and Jennifer Clothier  3. Neuroanatomical, Neurophysiological, and Biochemical Aspects of Sleep: An Historical Perspective John Zimmerman  4. Insomnia Amy D. Bertelson  Part 2: Dreams  Section A: Basic Dream Processes  5. On the Single-Mindedness and Isolation of Dream Psychophysiology Alan Moffitt and Robert Hoffman  6. Recalling Dreams: An Examination of Daily Variation and Individual Differences Kathryne E. Belicki  7. Effects of Presleep and During Sleep Stimuli on the Content of Dreams David Koulack  Section B. Cognitively Based Theoretical Considerations of Dreaming  8. Dreams and Self-Knowledge Donald Kuiken  9. Toward a Cognitive Psychology of Dreams Harry Hunt  10. Transcendental Consciousness: A Fourth State of Consciousness Beyond Sleep, Dreaming, and Waking Charles N. Alexander, Robert W. Cranson, Robert W. Boyer, and David W. Orme-Johnson  Section C: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Dreaming  11. Ethnographic Considerations of the Cross Cultural Study of Dreams Robert K. Dentan  12. Dreams and Literature: A Reader’s Guide Carol Rupprecht.  Author Index.  Subject Index

Biography

Jayne Gackenbach