This text is a one-stop resource on modern dream psychology, from the pioneering theories of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung to the revolutionary findings of the sleep laboratory.
This text is a one-stop resource on modern dream psychology, from the pioneering theories of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung to the revolutionary findings of the sleep laboratory.
An introduction to the 20th century's major psychological theories about dreams and dreaming, this work offers a detailed historical overview of how these theories have developed from 1900 to the present. To help readers understand the many different approaches modern psychologists have taken, the book examines each approach in terms of three basic questions: How are dreams formed? What functions do dreams serve? How can dreams be interpreted?
The book begins with a brief historical review of the most important ideas about dreams proposed in Western antiquity. It then presents comprehensive descriptions of the dream theories of Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and other clinical psychologists. It further discusses the revolutionary discoveries of the modern sleep laboratory and the most important research findings of experimental psychologists. The book concludes with an examination of dreams in contemporary popular psychology, a multifaceted analysis of a sample dream, and an extensive bibliography on dream research.
Three Basic Questions About Dreaming: Formation, Function, Interpretation
Sigmund Freud Discovers "The Secret of Dreams"
Carl Jung Descends into the Collective Unconscious
Alternative Clinical Theories About Dreams
Sleep Laboratories, REM Sleep, and Dreaming
Experimental Psychology and Dreaming
Popular Psychology: Bringing Dreams to the Masses
Modern Psychology's Answers to the Three Basic Questions
Bibliography
Index
Reviews
Bulkeley provides a valuable summary of the major psychological theories about dreaming from about 1900 to the present time....Recommended for public and college libraries.—Choice
Endorsements
A superb introduction. It is remarkably comprehensive and comprehensible....[It] covers all of the important landmarks in the area of dreams [in an] understandable fashion. It would be a magnificent book for a course on dreaming. One of the truly amazing characteristics of the book is the author's capacity to present the widely diverse material in such an even-handed fashion. Each area is presented [without] apparent bias, criticism, or exaggeration....A remarkable coverage from the science end to the 'pop' end.—Wilse B. Webb, Professor Emeritus of Psychology^LUniversity of Florida
This is an easy-to-read, elegant and well-organized text on an important but often neglected topic. Kelly Bulkeley has written a dream of an introduction to dreaming!—Ernest Hartmann, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry^LTufts University School of Medicine
