Dreams presentation - AD

Princess Praise

Do dreams mean anything?

Esto es un párrafo listo para contener creatividad, experiencias e historias geniales.

Final goodbyes!

Questions?

Summary+finishing thoughts

Main idea

How I got here

Thesis statement

Dreams as a way of trauma release/expression

Dreams as a way of wish fulfillment/suppressed thought expression

Dreams as a way of emotional expression

Dreams are a phenomenon that I believe are a form of self-release: enabling us to release supressed thoughts, regulate emotions and heal from trauma.

THESIS

Google scholar/library search

Where my google search took me:

My original idea (dreams = dump)

How I got here

It started with...

What do dreams mean to me?

Ultimately, dreams are like brain residue, or as stated by Revonsuo, (2000) 'dream content is consistently and powerfully modulated by certain types of waking experiences'

Dreams as emotional expression: Dreams to regulate emotions

Dreams as desire expression: Dream rebound

Dreams as trauma expression: Dreams to heal

So instead I thought HOW that self-expression might look:

I started with this search...and got nothing.

How are dreams a form of self-expression?

THE BIG IDEAS

Black et al, (2014)

Yount et al, (2023)

According to Black et al, (2014), 'dreams including a deceased loved one can help them overcome the areas of complication and help them adjust to loss.'

Healing in lucid dreams for people suffering from trauma, e.g. PTSD. 'this unique form of dreaming may be useful for promoting healing due to the lucid dreamer’s capacity for goal-directed action in the dream.'

DREAMS TO HEAL

Initially theorised by Freud in 1915 as repression in dreams, Wegner, (2004) developed this idea into 'suppressing thoughts' that appear in dreams, acting as a form of wish fulfillment or 'intrusions' in a person's dream state.

DREAM REBOUND

Somewhat relevant, but I think this point will be tweaked a bit to fit with the others!

The relationship between memories, stress, emotional regulation (particularly hormone cortisol which affects emotions) and dreams/sleep. According to Payne and Nadel, (2004).

This was a little more complicated to fit in, however...

DREAMS TO REGULATE EMOTIONS

All my 3 main points will link into my thesis statement of how dreams are a form of self-release/expression from research already found and stated as well as more I find as I continue the writing process.

I'll begin the focus on Wegner, (2004) dream rebound theory. From here, I'll then link the concepts of thoughts/feelings in dreams to emotional regulation and healing.

My essay will explore how dreams poses as a means of self-release and the theories that support my idea.

SUMMARY

Point 3

Point 2

Point 1

Questions?

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Info

Black, B., Murkar, A., & Black, J. (2014). Examining the healing process through dreams in bereavement. Sleep and Hypnosis, 16(1/2), 10-17.

Payne, J. D., & Nadel, L. (2004). Sleep, dreams, and memory consolidation: The role of the stress hormone cortisol. Learning Memory, 11(1), 671–678. https://doi.org/10.1101/lm.77104

Revonsuo, A. (2000). The reinterpretation of dreams: An evolutionary hypothesis of the function of dreaming. Learning Memory, 11(1), 671–678. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X00004015

Yount, G., Stumbrys, T., Koos, K., Hamilton, D., & Wahbeh, H. (2023). Decreased posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms following a lucid dream healing workshop. Review of Decreased posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms following a lucid dream healing workshop. Traumatology: An International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000456

Kroner-Borowik, T., Gosch, S., Hasen, K., Borowik, B., Schredl, M., Steil, R. (2013). The effects of suppressing intrusive thoughts on dream content, dream distress and psychological parameters. Journal of sleep research, 22(5), 600-604. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.12058

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