Dreams and Nightmares
Types of Dreams
Day dreams
Recurring dreams
Having the same dream as someone else
Progressive dreams
Dreams that tell the future?
Lucid dreams
Falling
Being chased
Teeth falling out or breaking
What dreams mean
Anxious
Trying to hide something
Theories of why we have dreams and the study of them
Express unconscious desires
Allows us to sort through unresolved wishes
Our brains trying to interpret external stimuli
To create connections between thoughts and emotions
Types of nightmares
Natural disasters
Being trapped
Teeth falling out
Seeing the dead
Being naked in public
Missing something important
Being chased
What nightmares mean
Anxious
Nervous
Inability to let go
Afraid of being judged
Not being in control
Theories of why we have nightmares and the study of them
Way to focus a person's attention on an issue they need to address
Make us anxious about potential threats