Dream Dome: Do dreams shield the psyche in times of continuous stress?

Tamar Kron; Or Hareven; Gil Goldzweig

doi:10.1037/a0039146

Dream Dome: Do dreams shield the psyche in times of continuous stress?

Tamar Kron, Or Hareven, Gil Goldzweig

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Abstract

Results of analysis of 531 dreams, collected from 44 women living near the Gaza Strip in Israel under continuous rocket attacks, are presented. The most frequent themes found are 'Togetherness,' 'Being active,' 'Stress-related situation,' 'Fear and anxiety,' 'Helplessness,' and 'Masochism.' The participants were divided into 3 age groups-Young, Intermediate, and Old-and differences between the occurrence of dream themes in each group were examined. Results indicated high incidence of 'Togetherness' and 'Stress-related situation' themes in the young age group, whereas 'Symbolic' and 'No escape' themes were found to be significantly low in the same age group. On an unconscious level, the young age group seems to be the most vulnerable to the stress-related situation, the old age group is the least influenced by it, and the intermediate group makes the most psychological efforts at coping with it.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	160-172
Number of pages	13
Journal	Dreaming
Volume	25
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/a0039146
State	Published - 1 Jun 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Coping mechanisms
Dreams
Stress-related situations
Trauma
Traumatic dreams

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General Psychology

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