Do dreams protect sleep? Testing the Freudian hypothesis of the function of dreams

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dc.contributor.advisorSolms, Marken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCameron-Dow, Catherineen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-27T14:12:40Z
dc.date.available2014-12-27T14:12:40Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractA review of the literature indicates that a physiological function for dreaming has not yet been empirically established. Based on recent findings regarding the neural correlates of dreaming, this study tested the Freudian hypothesis that dreams protect sleep. In order to do this, sleep architecture in patients who had experienced dream loss as a result of thrombotic stroke in the region of the posterior cerebral arteries was compared with that of patients with the same pathology who had not experienced dream loss. Using medical records, structural neuro-imaging, clinical interviews, neuropsychological testing, analysis of subjective sleep quality, and polysomnographic data collected over two consecutive nights in the sleep laboratory, two non-dreaming and three dreaming cases were studied. Analysis of the individual case studies indicates that sleep was disrupted in both non-dreaming cases.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCameron-Dow, C. (2012). <i>Do dreams protect sleep? Testing the Freudian hypothesis of the function of dreams</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10242en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCameron-Dow, Catherine. <i>"Do dreams protect sleep? Testing the Freudian hypothesis of the function of dreams."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10242en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCameron-Dow, C. 2012. Do dreams protect sleep? Testing the Freudian hypothesis of the function of dreams. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Cameron-Dow, Catherine AB - A review of the literature indicates that a physiological function for dreaming has not yet been empirically established. Based on recent findings regarding the neural correlates of dreaming, this study tested the Freudian hypothesis that dreams protect sleep. In order to do this, sleep architecture in patients who had experienced dream loss as a result of thrombotic stroke in the region of the posterior cerebral arteries was compared with that of patients with the same pathology who had not experienced dream loss. Using medical records, structural neuro-imaging, clinical interviews, neuropsychological testing, analysis of subjective sleep quality, and polysomnographic data collected over two consecutive nights in the sleep laboratory, two non-dreaming and three dreaming cases were studied. Analysis of the individual case studies indicates that sleep was disrupted in both non-dreaming cases. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Do dreams protect sleep? Testing the Freudian hypothesis of the function of dreams TI - Do dreams protect sleep? Testing the Freudian hypothesis of the function of dreams UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10242 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10242
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCameron-Dow C. Do dreams protect sleep? Testing the Freudian hypothesis of the function of dreams. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10242en_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.otherPsychological Researchen_ZA
dc.titleDo dreams protect sleep? Testing the Freudian hypothesis of the function of dreamsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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