TY - GEN AU - Coolidge, Frederick L. TI - Science of dream interpretation SN - 9780323884945 U1 - 616.8914 COO PY - 2023/// CY - London PB - Elsevier & Academic Press KW - Dream Interpretation KW - Biological Foundations KW - Sleep and Dreams KW - Prophetic Dreams KW - Jungian Dream Interpretation KW - Dream Interpretation Techniques N2 - The Science of Dream Interpretation presents a scientific, historic and psychological account of dream interpretation by introducing the biological and evolutionary foundations of sleep, dreams and dream interpretation. Chapters cover the theory of dream interpretation, the physiological and evolutionary reasons for sleep and dreaming, an overview of the role dreams and dream interpretation throughout history, including the cultural and religious significance of dreams, and how dreams interrupt sleep, including issues of insomnia, sleep walking, and more. The next few sections present influential dream theorists of the 20th century, including a review of their theories (Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Fritz Perls). The final section explains how dreams may be used to extract personal meanings and be utilized in psychotherapy, including case examples from actual psychotherapy sessions of the techniques used to interpret dreams. https://shop.elsevier.com/books/the-science-of-dream-interpretation/coolidge/978-0-323-88494-5 ER -