Parkinson's disease and the influence of the forebrain dopaminergic system on dreaming

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dc.contributor.advisorSolms, Marken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGouse, Hettaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-02T13:21:13Z
dc.date.available2014-10-02T13:21:13Z
dc.date.issued2004en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 32-37.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the study was to investigate a hypothesis proposed by Solms (2000) to the effect that a forebrain dopaminergic mechanism is the final common path to dreaming. It was hypothesised that sufferers of Parkinson's disease (PO) would have decreased intensity and frequency of dreams - that is that PO disease may lead to cessation or reduced dreaming, reduced duration of dreams, reduced narrative complexity of dream and a change in dream emotion and that this will further decrease with the duration of the disease irrespective of the medication that the patient is taking. Self-report questionnaires (N=40) and the Most Recent Dream Report (Oomhoff, 1996) was used for assessment. PO patients were found to have shorter as well as more pleasant dreams. A correlation (p < .05) was found in the PO sample between duration of illness and emotional quality of dreams and dream duration. The specific hypothesis of the study was not fully supported. However, the findings do support the suggestion that dreaming is generated by the mesocortical-mesolimbic dopamine system.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGouse, H. (2004). <i>Parkinson's disease and the influence of the forebrain dopaminergic system on dreaming</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7995en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGouse, Hetta. <i>"Parkinson's disease and the influence of the forebrain dopaminergic system on dreaming."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7995en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGouse, H. 2004. Parkinson's disease and the influence of the forebrain dopaminergic system on dreaming. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Gouse, Hetta AB - The purpose of the study was to investigate a hypothesis proposed by Solms (2000) to the effect that a forebrain dopaminergic mechanism is the final common path to dreaming. It was hypothesised that sufferers of Parkinson's disease (PO) would have decreased intensity and frequency of dreams - that is that PO disease may lead to cessation or reduced dreaming, reduced duration of dreams, reduced narrative complexity of dream and a change in dream emotion and that this will further decrease with the duration of the disease irrespective of the medication that the patient is taking. Self-report questionnaires (N=40) and the Most Recent Dream Report (Oomhoff, 1996) was used for assessment. PO patients were found to have shorter as well as more pleasant dreams. A correlation (p &amp;amp;lt; .05) was found in the PO sample between duration of illness and emotional quality of dreams and dream duration. The specific hypothesis of the study was not fully supported. However, the findings do support the suggestion that dreaming is generated by the mesocortical-mesolimbic dopamine system. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - Parkinson's disease and the influence of the forebrain dopaminergic system on dreaming TI - Parkinson's disease and the influence of the forebrain dopaminergic system on dreaming UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7995 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGouse H. Parkinson's disease and the influence of the forebrain dopaminergic system on dreaming. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2004 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7995en_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.otherClinical Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleParkinson's disease and the influence of the forebrain dopaminergic system on dreamingen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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