15 page psychology report need help!

[catrina]

I have to do a 15 page psychology report on dreams! so any information you guys can give me would be awesome, just some experiences i guess. -Lucid Dreaming -Falling Dreams -Dream Symbols -Why we dream -Sleep deprivation.

[jacobo]

address the unconscious and how dreams are used in the psychoanalytic and neo-psychoanalytic theories. hmmm. that's all i got.

[Amethyst Star]

Just search around the site, there's lots of stuff! The Lucid Experiences and Dream Journal forums will list people's experiences, including the task of the month if you care to include that. I know there are posts about dream signs and if you're looking for specific/technical terms I'd send a PM to O'nus, but make sure to ask about specific things. If you need help looking for stuff you can send me a message, too. (although I've got my hands full with homework as it is) -Amé

[O'nus]

Originally posted by catrina I have to do a 15 page psychology report on dreams! so any information you guys can give me would be awesome, just some experiences i guess. -Lucid Dreaming -Falling Dreams -Dream Symbols -Why we dream -Sleep deprivation. You can find just about anything you need for lucid dreaming here - perhaps the fulfillment of the unconscious wish and desires? Have you read Sigmund Freud's "Interpretation of Dreams"? It would definitly be something worth referencing to. Freud speaks about many reasons why we sleep and a good section dedicatd to falling dreams (near the beginning of the book). Also, Carl Jung is a key psychologist you would want to reference to for dream symbols. For Carl Jung, I would suggest just using "Man and His Symbols" if you havn't read anything else of his. Otherwise, I would say to utilize "Memories, Dreams, Reflections". Why we dream... do you mean from a neurological perspective?? Otherwise, to explain why we dream psychologically seems more philosophical. Well, actually, it depends on your psychological view of dreaming.. Sleep deprivation's psychological effects can be found in many sources. I'll find one for you *Looks*... .. Here you go: Sleep Research Online (SRO) I'm not sure what else to tell you.. what is your favored psychological approach? Do you want to delve into biopsychology? I hope I have been enlightening.

[Barbizzle]

I'm writing a very similar paper of the same length for school. I already made an outline, and im still revising it and gather reachsearch. Here it is . I hope this will help you. Thesis: Lucid dreaming is a rewarding skill that allows you take control of your subconscious. 5 subtopics and their subtopics and their subtopics 1) What is lucid dreaming compared to normal dreaming? -Sleep Cycles -Stage 1 - Hypnogogic state -Stage 2 - Light Sleep -Stages 3 and 4 - Deep Sleep -Back to 3 and 2 -Stage 5 - REM Sleep -The Cycle Continues -Length of Sleep -Levels of Lucidity -Pre-lucid -Low level lucidity -High Lucidity -Absolute lucidity -Freud/Jung -Reasons for Dreams -Dream Interpretation 2) History of lucid dreaming -Ancient/Cultural Accounts -Shamans -Aboriginals -Tibetan Yogis -Senoi -Saint Augustine -Frederik van Eeden -Coined the Term -His Book - The 60's -Music -Mentality - Stephen La Berge -First Lucid Dream -Methods Developed -His Laboratory 3) Why lucid dream? -Adventure and Excitement -Sex -Flying -Exploration -Social Practice -Public Speaking -Confrontations -Confidence -Practice Important Events -Stopping Nightmares -Causes -Confront Your Enemy -Demand a Gift -Give a Big Hug -Problem Solving/Creativity -Miscellaneous/Not so Practical -Transforming -Become Invisible -Step through a mirror -Do some magic -Teleportation -Go creating 4) Techniques for lucid dreaming -MILD -WILD -WBTB -HILD -NST -FAT -VILD -Drugs and Food - Reality Testing -Dream Signs 5) Dream Control -Dream Spinning -False Awaking -Staying Calm -Belief -Practice

[Barbizzle]

Sorry to double post, but I think I saw your other post about this at ld4all.com. I tried to post but for some reason my internet was messed up.

[catrina]

wow, that outline will help me SO much. thanks. I started writing an outline too...they're pretty much similar, first going into sleep deprivation, and then the stages and so on. The thing is, i can't have a table of contents or nothing, it's got to be on full report, which kind of sucks. Are you doing this paper for a psyche class, just wondering.