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Sigmund Freud

Contemporary Dream Theories Starting with Freud

By Ryan Hurd

I’ve been brewing this post series for a long time.  Many readers have asked me to review the influential theories of dream formation that are still at work today.   Unfortunately, in our Western culture, where dreaming has long been considered … [Read more...] about Contemporary Dream Theories Starting with Freud

Filed Under: Theories of Dreaming Tagged With: cigar dreams, contemporary dream theories, day residue, Dream & Sleep Research, dream theories, dreamwork, Freudian dream theory, latent content, manifest content, Sigmund Freud

Delving into the Cause of Nightmares

By Ryan Hurd

This is part two of my series on lucid nightmares. But first we need to take a sweeping look at how the nightmare in general is discussed and treated in contemporary psychology. Technically, a nightmare is a dream that the sleeper finds disturbing, … [Read more...] about Delving into the Cause of Nightmares

Filed Under: Nightmares & Dream Terrors Tagged With: Ernest Hartmann, Ernest Jones, nightmare research, Nightmares & Dream Terrors, Sigmund Freud

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