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The use of dreams in the evaluation of severely disturbed patients

The use of dreams in the evaluation of severely disturbed patients The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 52, No. 1, 1992 THE USE OF DREAMS IN THE EVALUATION OF SEVERELY DISTURBED PATIENTS Robert M. Friedman The use of dreams for diagnostic evaluation in modern psychoanalysis has its ancestry in popular folklore as well as in mankind's most ancient beliefs. Throughout antiquity it was assumed that dreams might deliver hidden messages, revelations, and prophecies. Most famous among these, of course, were the dreams of the Egyptian pharaoh interpreted by Joseph in the Bible. Perhaps less well known but widespread in pre-Christian, Mediterranean culture, was a ritual form of divination and healing known as "dream incubation." In this practice a sick person would undergo cere- monial preparations before sleeping the night in a sacred cavern or temple: A dream would then provide divine instructions, foreknowledge, or it would bring about a cure by itself. To modern thinking dream incubation is a projection into nature of human concerns, but it also expresses a uni- versal conviction that dreams may convey deep psychological truths not accessible to the conscious mind. ' The contemporary use of dreams for diagnostic evaluation begins with Freud's theory of dream psychology. By explaining neurosis and dreams with one mode[ http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

The use of dreams in the evaluation of severely disturbed patients

The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 52 (1): 18 – Mar 1, 1992

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Springer Journals
Copyright
1992 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
ISSN
0002-9548
eISSN
1573-6741
DOI
10.1007/BF01253439
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Abstract

The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 52, No. 1, 1992 THE USE OF DREAMS IN THE EVALUATION OF SEVERELY DISTURBED PATIENTS Robert M. Friedman The use of dreams for diagnostic evaluation in modern psychoanalysis has its ancestry in popular folklore as well as in mankind's most ancient beliefs. Throughout antiquity it was assumed that dreams might deliver hidden messages, revelations, and prophecies. Most famous among these, of course, were the dreams of the Egyptian pharaoh interpreted by Joseph in the Bible. Perhaps less well known but widespread in pre-Christian, Mediterranean culture, was a ritual form of divination and healing known as "dream incubation." In this practice a sick person would undergo cere- monial preparations before sleeping the night in a sacred cavern or temple: A dream would then provide divine instructions, foreknowledge, or it would bring about a cure by itself. To modern thinking dream incubation is a projection into nature of human concerns, but it also expresses a uni- versal conviction that dreams may convey deep psychological truths not accessible to the conscious mind. ' The contemporary use of dreams for diagnostic evaluation begins with Freud's theory of dream psychology. By explaining neurosis and dreams with one mode[

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The American Journal of PsychoanalysisSpringer Journals

Published: Mar 1, 1992

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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