Lab 10: Dream Flashcards
College/University students need
9-10 hours of sleep a night to process all the information they’ve learned in
the day and replenish their bodies
We cycle through
five stages of sleep in roughly 90-minute cycles and need to do that for complete memory consolidation! Stages1-4 is non-REM sleep (No eye movements, fewer more mundane dreams). Stage 5 is REM sleep (Vivid dreams and rapid eye movements).
Sleep Deprivation negative consequences:
It STRESSES you out! (body and mind):
* Decreased immune system
* Increased risk of mental health issues (depression, anxiety, mental health concerns)
* Increased risk for physical health issues (cardiovascular problems)
What do dreams do
- Process Stuff
o Process emotional memories
o Reorganize and consolidate memories
o Integrate new experiences with established memories - Learn new strategies and ways of doing things
- Simulate threatening events so we can better cope with them in everyday life
Projective Techniques
Describing imagery out of context. You pull from what comes to mind – availability heuristic – what’s strongest, what’s easiest to come to mind, what’s useful. In a clinical setting this might be the big things that are bugging us! In a non-clinical, you could prime yourself by prompting yourself by taking the time to purposefully, mindfully activating and bringing something important out of your memory.
Projective Tests discussed in Lab:
- Rorschach inkblot test
- Thematic Apperception Test - TAT
- Pseudo-dreams!
Some psychologists believe that dream analysis can help to r
resolve conflicts in a person’s life and promote personal growth
MACRO ANALYSIS of dreams - the Emotion and Plot Line
What are the feelings you are most aware of in the dream?
* Have you felt this way in your past or currently?
What is the major plot line or theme of the dream?
* When was the most recent time you had a similar plot line in your life?
- MICRO ANALYSIS - (Decoding the Dream Elements)
Look for unconscious symbolism: condensations; Decode the elements and symbols (nouns);
people/characters, places, objects, events;
Then use free association
People or Animals: What is this character like? What is it doing? — Is there a part of you like this?
Places: Describe the opening (or next) setting. — What are your feelings about this place in your waking life?
Things: What is the object in your dream like? — Does the object remind you of any part of your self?
Events: Describe the major action or event in this scene. – Does this remind you of any situation in your life?
Free Association
Relate whatever comes into your mind in an atmosphere of non-judgmental curiosity and acceptance (Do not
to censor your thoughts)
Describe the dream analysis procedure
write a dream like story based on three random pictures and then interpret that story as if it was a dream
