Ebook: The nature and functions of dreaming

Introduction. Overview of the contemporary theory of dreaming -- The tidal wave dream -- Emotion guides the dream : the central image of the dream pictures and measures the emotion -- A dream is a creation, not a replay : a dream always makes new connections, guided by emotion -- The focused-waking-thought to dreaming continuum : dreaming is one end of a continuum -- Dreaming connects! : the dreaming end of the continuum is hyper-connective -- Connection as combination : connection as condensation : connection as metaphor: the dream is picture-metaphor -- Connections in the mind and brain : the biology of dreaming. networks in the cerebral cortex -- Form and content : the development of dreaming and the content of dreams -- Personality and dreaming : thick and thin boundaries -- The functions of dreaming -- The functions of the continuum -- Implications for understanding and making use of dreams : alone, in a group, or in therapy.