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Two differing classic theories of dream interpretation are found in Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, trans. and ed. by James Strachey and Anna Freud (1953, reissued 1995; trans. from German 8th ed., 1930), vol. 4 and 5 in The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, also available in other translations; and C.G. Jung, Dream Analysis: Notes of the Seminar Given in 1928–1930, ed. by William McGuire (1984). Also valuable are G.E. Von Grunebaum and Roger Caillois (eds.), The Dream and Human Societies (1966), a scholarly work, with a chapter on dream research; Richard M. Jones, The New Psychology of Dreaming (1970, reissued 1978), which attempts to coordinate experimental findings on dreams with classic theories; Rosalind Dymond Cartwright, Night Life: Explorations in Dreaming (1977), which covers a series of studies approaching a laboratory-based understanding of dreams and dreaming; Montague Ullman and Nan Zimmerman, Working with Dreams (1979, reissued 1989), which helps the general reader understand and work with dream material; and Ernest Hartmann, The Nightmare: The Psychology and Biology of Terrifying Dreams (1984), a comprehensive work.
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Article History
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| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The next step in understanding the function of dreams. | Sep 18, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - Evidence of an active role of dreaming in emotional memory processing shows that we dream to forget. | Jun 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Philosopher's Zone - What is it to dream? | Feb 27, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Sleep and Dreaming: An overview from the neuroscience perspective (PDF). | Jul 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CiteSeerx - Physiology and Psychology of Dreams (PDF). | Apr 24, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Indian Psychology - The Mystery of Dreams, Relation with Sleep, Dream Formation Process and Its Impact on People's Well Being (PDF). | Jan 16, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The next step in understanding the function of dreams. | Nov 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research - Dream Analysis: Insights Into The Unconscious Mind. | Sep 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Open Washington Pressbooks - General Psychology - Dreams and Dreaming. | Apr 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Psychology Today - Understanding Dreams. | Aug 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Sleep Foundation - Dreams. | Jun 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Psychology - The Functional Role of Dreaming in Emotional Processes. | May 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Why Do We Dream? | Mar 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The next step in understanding the function of dreams. | Feb 03, 2023 | ||
| Link added. | Feb 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - Why Do We Dream? | Dec 23, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Sciences LibreTexts - Dreams. | Nov 15, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Dreams and Dreaming. | Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Why do we Dream? | May 09, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Sleep Foundation - In Your Dreams. | Mar 07, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMd - Dreams. | Mar 07, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - 10 Interesting Facts About Dreams. | Mar 07, 2019 | ||
| Added mention of recurring dreams. |
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| Mention of lucid dreaming added. |
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Nov 04, 2015 | |
| Added video. | Mar 23, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Dream. | May 06, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Health - How Dreams Work. | Jul 30, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Mar 12, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 12, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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