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Sleep and dreaming are manifestations in higher organisms of a fundamental 'circadian rhythm' of inactivity-activity. During the past thirty years, research has provided a great deal of new information about the phenomenom and phenomenology of sleep, and the relationship between sleep and wakefulness. This book aims to describe, organise and interpret some of this new knowledge in order to stimulate a greater appreciation of the role of sleep and dreaming in human adaptation. The study of sleep and dreaming provides a very special perspective on human functioning. It stands in direct contrast to more traditional paradigms utilised in psychology that place the locus of explanation of human behaviour in the 'external environment'.
Front Cover; Sleep and Dreaming: Origins, Nature and Functions; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part A: Psychobiological Characteristics of REM Sleep and Dreaming; CHAPTER 1. PHYSIOLOGICAL NATURE OF REM SLEEP; 1. Electrophysiological Aspects of REM and NREM Sleep; 2. Neurophysiological Mechanisms of REM and NREM Sleep; CHAPTER2. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF REM SLEEP; 1. Ontogenetic Aspects of REM Sleep; 2. Phylogeny and Evolutionary Significance of REM Sleep; CHAPTER3. INFORMATION PROCESSING DURING REM SLEEP; 1. Capacity to Respond to Information.
2. Effects of REM Deprivation on PerformanceCHAPTER4. MOTIVATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF REM SLEEP; 1. Motivational Aspects of REM Sleep; 2. Individual Differences in the Motive for REM Sleep; CHAPTER5. THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS; 1. NREM vs. REM Function(s); 2. REM Theory and Individual Differences; Part B: Psychological Approaches to Dream Content; CHAPTER6. DETERMINANTS OF DREAM RECALL; 1. The Repression Hypothesis; 2. Alternative Hypotheses: Salience and Interference; CHAPTER7. PHYSIOLOGICAL CONTEXT OF REM DREAMING; 1. Psychophysiological Correlates of REM.
2. The Temporal Factor in REM Dream ContentCHAPTER8. PRESLEEP DETERMINANTS OF DREAM CONTENT; 1. Methodological and Theoretical Considerations; 2. Some Empirical Findings; CHAPTER9. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN DREAM CONTENT; 1. Individual Differences; 2. Personality-Situation Interaction Effects; CHAPTER10. DREAMING AS A DETERMINANT OF ADAPTATION; 1. Anecdotal Evidence; 2. Empirical Evidence; References; Name Index; Subject Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-300).
Oxford, Eng. ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1979
International series in experimental psychology ; v. 23