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Understanding Dreams: Types and Facts

This document discusses dreams and different types of dreams. It begins by explaining that dreams are involuntary images, ideas, emotions and sensations that occur during certain stages of sleep. It then discusses research showing dreams occur during REM sleep when brain activity is similar to wakefulness. Various theories about the psychology and meaning of dreams are presented, such as Freud's theory about unconscious wishes. Different types of dreams are defined like lucid dreams, precognitive dreams, nightmares, recurring dreams, and daydreams. Examples of famous figures having apparent precognitive dreams are provided. The document concludes with some interesting facts about dreams.

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Understanding Dreams: Types and Facts

This document discusses dreams and different types of dreams. It begins by explaining that dreams are involuntary images, ideas, emotions and sensations that occur during certain stages of sleep. It then discusses research showing dreams occur during REM sleep when brain activity is similar to wakefulness. Various theories about the psychology and meaning of dreams are presented, such as Freud's theory about unconscious wishes. Different types of dreams are defined like lucid dreams, precognitive dreams, nightmares, recurring dreams, and daydreams. Examples of famous figures having apparent precognitive dreams are provided. The document concludes with some interesting facts about dreams.

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Dreams – What are
They ?
 Dreams are a
succession
of images, ideas, emotions
and sensations occurring
involuntarily in
the mind during certain
stages of sleep .

 The real purpose of


dreams is still unknown. 
Dreams – What are
They ?
 Neurologists have
studied the phenomenon
of dreams by studying
brain activity during sleep.

 They have discovered


that dreams occur during
a stage of sleep called the
REM (Rapid Eye
Movement) phase.
Dreams – What are
They ?
 During the REM
sleep cycle, scientists
have found that the
brain's activity is
similar to what it
would be when it's
awake.
Psychology of Dreams
 Sigmund Freud,
an Austrian neurologist had
proposed that dreams are the
means of one's expressions of
his/her unconscious wishes. He
had said that bad dreams allow
the brain to gain control over the
feelings that are a result of
distressful experiences.
Psychology of Dreams
 According to
Ferenczi, a
Hungarian
psychoanalyst, a
dream bears
something that cannot
be expressed outright.
Psychology of Dreams
 Some theories say that
dreams involve one's
repressed emotions that are
fantasized during the sleep
while other theories suggest
dreams to be an outcome of
the cleaning-up operations of
the brain. 
Types of dreams
 Lucid dreams

 Precognitive dreams

 Nightmares

 Recurring dreams

 Daydream
Lucid dreams
Lucid dreams
 Lucid dreams
occur when you
realize you are
dreaming in the
middle of your
dream.
Precognitive dreams
 Precognitive
dreams are
dreams that
appear to predict
the future.
A braham Lincoln
In 1865, two weeks before he was
shot dead, Abraham Lincoln had a
psychic dream about a funeral at the White
House. In the dream, he asked someone
who was in the casket and they replied,
"the president of the United States". He
told his wife about the dream but neither of
them took it to heart - for on the night of
his assassination he gave his bodyguard the
night off.
Mark Twain
The American writer, Mark Twain, and his
brother Henry once worked on riverboats on
the Mississippi. One night Mark had a dream
about his brother's corpse lying in a metal coffin in his
sister's living room. It rested on two chairs, with a
bouquet and a single crimson flower in the centre. He told
his sister about his dream.
Weeks later, his brother was killed in a massive explosion
on a riverboat. Many others died and were buried in
wooden coffins. But one onlooker felt such pity for young
Henry that she raised the money for an expensive metal
coffin. At the funeral, Mark was shocked to see the coffin
as it was in his dream. As he stood over Henry's casket, a
woman placed a bouquet with a single red rose in the
middle.
Nightmares
Nightmares
 A nightmare is
a disturbing dream
that causes the
dreamer to wake
up feeling anxious
and frightened.
Recurring dreams
 In this category of
dreams, dreams keep on
repeating themselves
more than once and this
is not something that is
peculiar to some people,
it happens with many of
us.
Top Ten Recurring Dreams
1 - I'm Being Chased
2 - I'm Falling
3 - I'm Lost
4 - I'm Naked
5 - My Teeth Are Falling
6 - I'm in Slow Motion
7 - I'm Flying
8 - I'm Wet
9 - I Need to Use the Restroom
10 - I'm Trapped
Daydream
Day dreaming
 Day dreaming is
classified as a level of
consciousness between
sleep and wakefulness.

 Studies show that we


all have the tendency
to daydream an
average of 70-120
minutes a day. 
 Amazing Facts About Dreams
 Most of us forget about 90% of our dreams as soon
as we wake up.
 All of us dream! We dream a total of 90 minutes per
night, on and off. At an average of 6 dreams per night.
 Blind people can dream as well.
 Around 12% of people do not have coloured dreams.
 Physical stimuli invade our dreams.
 Dreams render us essentially paralyzed when we are
going through them.
 We dream about things and about people that we
already know about.
 Dreams prevent psychosis.
 People who quit smoking have more vivid dreams
and they report of extreme lucid dreaming as well.
 www.dreammoods.com

 www.Wikipedia.org

 www.sleeps.com

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