Psychology of Dreams Annotated Bibliography
Shannon Walter
Professor Liao
English 104 – 33
12 March 2013
Research Proposal: The Psychology of Dreams For my research project, I am investigating the abstract world of dreams and the theories behind those dreams. Why we dream what we dream, and how, and where dreams come from. There have been many different theories on where dreams come from and how to interpret the dreams of different people. I will be exploring the similarities and differences of those theories along with speculating which theories are the most accurate, taking into consideration recent research on the psychology of dreams and dream interpretation. My main focus will be the world-renowned psychologist, Sigmund Freud. His theories on dreams and the interpretation of dreams are the most widely known and socially accepted theories, but are those theories the most accurate? That is what my research paper will be discussing and examining. This paper will be objective, simply providing the facts about dreams and the different theories regarding dreams and the interpretation of them. I will go in depth with why we dream what we dream, some of the most common dreams that people have, and what the most popular theories are behind the psychology of dreams. My purpose of this paper is to inform my audience of the theories behind dreams and where they come from. I will provide information on the different interpretations of common dreams, the history of dreams, and the basics of the sleeping cycle. My readers are my class peers as well as my instructor. I think that many people know the basics of how we sleep but I think that the general public remains oblivious as to why we dream what we dream, as well as where our dreams come from in our subconscious mind. The main percentage of the population continues through life without even giving their dreams a second thought, if their dreams mean anything, or if they serve a greater purpose in their lives and their subconscious thought process. I
Professor Liao
English 104 – 33
12 March 2013
Research Proposal: The Psychology of Dreams For my research project, I am investigating the abstract world of dreams and the theories behind those dreams. Why we dream what we dream, and how, and where dreams come from. There have been many different theories on where dreams come from and how to interpret the dreams of different people. I will be exploring the similarities and differences of those theories along with speculating which theories are the most accurate, taking into consideration recent research on the psychology of dreams and dream interpretation. My main focus will be the world-renowned psychologist, Sigmund Freud. His theories on dreams and the interpretation of dreams are the most widely known and socially accepted theories, but are those theories the most accurate? That is what my research paper will be discussing and examining. This paper will be objective, simply providing the facts about dreams and the different theories regarding dreams and the interpretation of them. I will go in depth with why we dream what we dream, some of the most common dreams that people have, and what the most popular theories are behind the psychology of dreams. My purpose of this paper is to inform my audience of the theories behind dreams and where they come from. I will provide information on the different interpretations of common dreams, the history of dreams, and the basics of the sleeping cycle. My readers are my class peers as well as my instructor. I think that many people know the basics of how we sleep but I think that the general public remains oblivious as to why we dream what we dream, as well as where our dreams come from in our subconscious mind. The main percentage of the population continues through life without even giving their dreams a second thought, if their dreams mean anything, or if they serve a greater purpose in their lives and their subconscious thought process. I
Bibliography: Bulkeley, Kelly. An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming. Connecticut: Praegar, 1997. Print. Colace, Claudio. Children’s Dreams: From Freud’s Observations to Modern Dream Research. London: Karnac, 2010. Print. Freud, Sigmund. The Interpretation of Dreams. Trans. Joyce Crick. New York: Oxford, 1999. Print. Hall, Calvin S. The Meaning of Dreams. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966. Print. This book gives a general idea of what dreams are, what we dream about and how they are interpreted Hobson, J.A. “REM Sleep and Dreaming: Towards a Theory of Protoconsciousness.” Nature Reviews.Neuroscience 10.11 (2009): 803-13. ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. Jones, Richard M. The New Psychology of Dreaming. New York: Grune & Stratton, 1970. Print. Kozmoveá, Miloslava, and Richard N. Wolman. “Self-Awareness In Dreaming.” Dreaming 16.3 (2006): 196-214. PsycARTICLES. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. Malaton, Nadav. “The Riddle of Dreams.” Philosophical Psychology 24.4 (2011): 517-536. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. Solms, Mark. “Freudian Dream Theory Today.” The Psychologist 13.12 (2000): 618-619. Web. 14 Feb. 2013.