Dreaming in Urbach-Wiethe patients the effect of amygdala damage on dreaming

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dc.contributor.advisorSolms, Marken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKoopowitz, Sherien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-04T14:41:30Z
dc.date.available2015-01-04T14:41:30Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAs it stands, there is a paucity of literature looking at the effect of damaged amygdalae on dreaming and dream content. Of the many functions, the amygdala is heavily involved in processing emotional stimuli and fear conditioning. In Revonsuo’s threat simulation theory (TST), the amygdala plays an important role in the threat simulation mechanism. This mechanism evaluates the threatening situation, then chooses and executes the avoidant type behaviour to successfully avoid the potential threat. All of this is done in the dream world to ensure that humans have a safe virtual environment in which to practice these responses. To test this theory, a sample of people without a functioning amygdala was needed. Unfortunately, bilateral amygdala lesions are extremely rare in the human population. Urbach-Wiethe disease (UWD) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder that presents with characteristic amygdala calcifications. A sample of 8 UWD patients and 8 matched controls (all females) from the Northern Cape in South Africa were used.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKoopowitz, S. (2012). <i>Dreaming in Urbach-Wiethe patients the effect of amygdala damage on dreaming</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11293en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKoopowitz, Sheri. <i>"Dreaming in Urbach-Wiethe patients the effect of amygdala damage on dreaming."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11293en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKoopowitz, S. 2012. Dreaming in Urbach-Wiethe patients the effect of amygdala damage on dreaming. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Koopowitz, Sheri AB - As it stands, there is a paucity of literature looking at the effect of damaged amygdalae on dreaming and dream content. Of the many functions, the amygdala is heavily involved in processing emotional stimuli and fear conditioning. In Revonsuo’s threat simulation theory (TST), the amygdala plays an important role in the threat simulation mechanism. This mechanism evaluates the threatening situation, then chooses and executes the avoidant type behaviour to successfully avoid the potential threat. All of this is done in the dream world to ensure that humans have a safe virtual environment in which to practice these responses. To test this theory, a sample of people without a functioning amygdala was needed. Unfortunately, bilateral amygdala lesions are extremely rare in the human population. Urbach-Wiethe disease (UWD) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder that presents with characteristic amygdala calcifications. A sample of 8 UWD patients and 8 matched controls (all females) from the Northern Cape in South Africa were used. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Dreaming in Urbach-Wiethe patients the effect of amygdala damage on dreaming TI - Dreaming in Urbach-Wiethe patients the effect of amygdala damage on dreaming UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11293 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11293
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKoopowitz S. Dreaming in Urbach-Wiethe patients the effect of amygdala damage on dreaming. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11293en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.titleDreaming in Urbach-Wiethe patients the effect of amygdala damage on dreamingen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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