Dreams I
State of Consciousness
What do Dreams Mean?
Amanda Guzman
Mrs. Nazario
PSY 2012-385
Abstract Dreams can be the unanswered questions to ones thoughts or can create new questions by dawn. The phenomena of dreaming has been researched and studied since the study of the human mind has been studied; psychology. The works and wonders of the human brain is still unknown to many scientists. And that is because it is the most complex component of the human anatomy. The brain is working twenty-four-seven but when it has the chance to rest, the unconscious mind is still at work. Why do dreams happen? And is there a bigger meaning behind what happens in our dreams?
State of Consciousness The complexity of the human body is still being studied today and psychologists have proposed many questions about the most important part, the brain. There are many theories as to how and why dreams occur. But there is no direct definition of what consists of a dream. From a scientist’s point of view, dreams are distinguished as normal brain activity which “involves the processing of ordinary sensory information that has previously been received,” (Chambers dictionary 2007). When a subject is at rest, the mind is still at work. That means all the information processed throughout the day is accessed and gathered during sleep. Dreams are the subject of extensive research that will be ongoing for ages to come. In some cultures dreams are a phenomenon and have been viewed as a spiritual experience or the soul leaving the body while at rest. Nonetheless, there are many aspects of dreams that have been studied, researched, and that have imposed questions: 1. What are Dreams? 2. Do dreams have any significance? 3. What is REM sleep?
Illustrating the science of dreams with an understanding of lucid dreaming, the significance of dreams, and REM sleep will unearth what dreams are all about.
What are dreams? In Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained (2007),
What do Dreams Mean?
Amanda Guzman
Mrs. Nazario
PSY 2012-385
Abstract Dreams can be the unanswered questions to ones thoughts or can create new questions by dawn. The phenomena of dreaming has been researched and studied since the study of the human mind has been studied; psychology. The works and wonders of the human brain is still unknown to many scientists. And that is because it is the most complex component of the human anatomy. The brain is working twenty-four-seven but when it has the chance to rest, the unconscious mind is still at work. Why do dreams happen? And is there a bigger meaning behind what happens in our dreams?
State of Consciousness The complexity of the human body is still being studied today and psychologists have proposed many questions about the most important part, the brain. There are many theories as to how and why dreams occur. But there is no direct definition of what consists of a dream. From a scientist’s point of view, dreams are distinguished as normal brain activity which “involves the processing of ordinary sensory information that has previously been received,” (Chambers dictionary 2007). When a subject is at rest, the mind is still at work. That means all the information processed throughout the day is accessed and gathered during sleep. Dreams are the subject of extensive research that will be ongoing for ages to come. In some cultures dreams are a phenomenon and have been viewed as a spiritual experience or the soul leaving the body while at rest. Nonetheless, there are many aspects of dreams that have been studied, researched, and that have imposed questions: 1. What are Dreams? 2. Do dreams have any significance? 3. What is REM sleep?
Illustrating the science of dreams with an understanding of lucid dreaming, the significance of dreams, and REM sleep will unearth what dreams are all about.
What are dreams? In Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained (2007),
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