McNamara 8, 11 Dement 13 Flashcards
Describe how dreams of children are different from dreams of adults
children’s dreams aren’t as complex, revolve around immediate family and school, are more static, less dramatic and less story oriented than adult dreams.
Evaluate the significance of the social content of dreams
Humans are social beings, so we dream about resolution of potential social problems so when we encounter them in real life we are more able to conquer or deal with them.
Evaluate the significance of the overlap in the neuroanatomy of REM with the neuroanatomy of the social brain network.
Social brain network is active during REM and also during waking hours when we engage in social activity. This supports the idea that social engagement is essential for dreaming. see pg. 142-143 and Table 8.2 to review specific brain areas and their functions.
Describe basic dream content themes derived from the standardized All.Van de Castle scoring sytem
Aggression, friendliness, sexuality, misfortune, good fortune success, failure, and striving.
What is the significance of the experimental findings concerning associations between attachment orientations and sleep/dream measure in both children and adults?
Our attachment style continues to effect how we dream, which can in turn affect the effort we give to our partners/caregivers/loved ones.
what kinds of evidence will increase confidence that children are really sharing their dreams rather than simply making up stories?
1) child starts the report without hesitiation
2) the child reports the dr4eam quickly in one go (as much as possible)
3) child’s self-definition of the story as a dream.
4) placement of the experience itself during sleep period.
5) coherence between report and daytime experiences of the child in connection w dream.
6) Good comprehension of the dream experience.
7) consistency between specific dream and general concepts of dreams.
8) drawing the dream and its consistency even after time has lapsed.
why do you suppose women dream equally often of both sexes while males dream more often of other males?
Males are traditionally protectors. I believe that men dream more of men because they are more likely to engage and have to engage in protection activities that require physical violence or high stakes measures to ensure that a physical altercation does not occur.
What kind of experimental evidence would demonstrate that dream content influences daytime behavior rather than the other way around?
frequency of dreams has been shown to positively associate with increased daytime behaviors.
