Limbic system function and dream content in university students
| Autor: | Nichol D.J. Peterson, Zoe Hayes, Peter G. Henke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Male Coping (psychology) Chi-Square Distribution Psychometrics Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Image content Fear Developmental psychology Dreams Psychiatry and Mental health Limbic system medicine.anatomical_structure Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Limbic System Humans Female Neurology (clinical) Dream Psychology Students media_common |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences. 14(3) |
| ISSN: | 0895-0172 |
| Popis: | This study explored the relationship between limbic system function and threatening dream content. Recently it has been proposed that dreams are an evolutionary mechanism designed to facilitate the rehearsal of coping strategies in dangerous situations. It is known that the limbic system is active both during times of threat and during REM sleep. Therefore, it was hypothesized that individuals with relative limbic hyperfunction, as indexed by increased scores on the Limbic System Checklist (LSCL-33), would report more threatening dream content. The data of the present research confirmed the hypothesis. |
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