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This 6
page report discusses: Sigmund Freud’s interpretation,
assumptions, and beliefs about dreams; Allan Hobson’s objections
to Freud’s findings and his research into various pathways that
lead from conscious to unconscious states; and, Robert McCarley’s
vast amount of research and writing on the activity of the brain,
especially in terms of physiological linkages that exist between
consciousness and extreme mental disorders such as schizophrenia.
Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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physiological linkages that exist between consciousness and extreme mental disorders such as schizophrenia. Bibliography lists 7 sources. BWdrtheo.rtf Dream Theories --
Comparing Freud, Hobson, and McCarley By: C.B. Rodgers - November 2001 -- for more information on using this paper properly! Introduction
The theories of dreams that have evolved throughout the centuries have led people to believe that dreams range from the most prophetic of visions to nothing more than bio-chemical impulses
triggering unrelated thoughts and memories. However, the psychoanalytical perspective offers many more and far more interesting possibilities of what dreams are, what they mean, and their impact on the
dreamer during his or her waking hours. Freud referred to dreams as "the royal road to the unconscious." Allan Hobson, author of "Consciousness" investigates the various pathways that lead from
conscious to unconscious states. Hobson emphasizes the findings presented by research on sleep and dreaming, but integrates his studies with those of other scientists who use brain imaging techniques
or those who analyze people who have experienced a stroke. Robert McCarley has done vast amount of research and writing on the activity of the brain, especially in terms of
physiological linkages that exist between consciousness and extreme mental disorders such as schizophrenia and the physiological responses to what he refers to as "extreme" or prolonged wakefulness. Freud and Dreams
The dawn of the new millennium and 2000 marked the 100-year anniversary of Sigmund Freuds "The Interpretation of Dreams." Tolson (1999) makes the point that: "The Interpretation of Dreams --
the book Sigmund Freud deemed his most important work -- came to exert as great an influence on Western thought and culture as it did on the broad array of
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