Dream Analysis in Psychotherapy

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CHAPTERS HEADINGS:

1. THE PURPOSES OF DREAMS: p.1
• INTRODUCTION: p.1
• THE DREAM AS A VEHICLE FOR WISH FULFILLMENT: p.2
• THE DREAM AS A VEHICLE FOR ALERTING THE INDIVIDUAL TO DANGER: p.4
• THE DREAM AS A METHOD OF DESENSITIZATION TO A TRAUMA: p.11
• THE NIGHTMARE: p.13
• THE PANIC DREAM16
• THE DREAM AS A MECHANISM FOR PROVIDING
  BRAIN-CELL STIMULATION: p.18
• OTHER PURPOSES NOT ALREADY MENTIONED: p.19
2. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF DREAM ANALYSIS: p.21
• THE DREAM AS THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE: p.21
• The Cast of Characters: p.22
• The Plot: p.23
• The Props and Scenery: p.24
• The Emotional Reactions of "the Audience" p.24
• DREAM SYMBOLS: p.25
• THE COMMON VERSUS THE IDIOSYNCRATIC ELEMENTS: p.26
• DEALING WITH DREAM "ERRORS" p.26
• WHICH DREAM TO SELECT FOR ANALYSIS? p.28
• THE BRAIN THAT CREATED THE DREAM IS THE
  BEST BRAIN TO ANALYZE IT: p.28
• REPETITIOUS DREAMS: p.29
• THE FIRST DREAM IN TREATMENT30

DREAM ANALYSIS AND THE BLANK-SCREEN PRINCIPLE: p.31

3. WHO ARE CANDIDATES FOR DREAM ANALYSIS? p.35
4. TEACHING ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS HOW TO
   ANALYZE THEIR DREAMS" p.39
5. TEACHING CHILDREN HOW TO ANALYZE THEIR DREAMS: p.43
• INTRODUCTION: p.43
• TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS: p.43
• THE ROLE OF THE PARENT IN HELPING CHILDREN
  ANALYZE THEIR DREAMS: p.46
6. DREAM ANALYSIS IN ADULT PSYCHOTHERAPY: p.51
• INTRODUCTION: p.51
• CLINICAL VIGNETTES: p.52
• FIRST DREAM IN THERAPY: p.60
• NARRATIVES OF DREAM ANALYSES
• VERBATIM EXAMPLE OF DREAM ANALYSIS: p.111
7. DREAM ANALYSIS IN ADOLESCENT PSYCHOTHERAPY: p.127
• INTRODUCTION: p.127
• CLINICAL VIGNETTES: p.128
• VERBATIM TRANSCRIPTS OF DREAM ANALYSES: p.134
8. DREAM ANALYSIS IN CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPY: p.189
• INTRODUCTION: p.189
• CLINICAL VIGNETTES: p.189
• VERBATIM EXAMPLES OF DREAM ANALYSIS: p.204
• CONCLUDING COMMENTS: p.288
9. CONCLUDING COMMENTS: p.289

• TERMINATION AND THE TERMINATION DREAM: p.289
• ADDENDUM
• REFERENCES
• INDEX

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