{"id":1158,"date":"2011-01-08T13:43:15","date_gmt":"2011-01-08T18:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/len\/?page_id=1158"},"modified":"2011-07-08T19:56:49","modified_gmt":"2011-07-08T23:56:49","slug":"nightmares-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/len\/sleep\/nightmares-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Nightmares Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Below is the table of contents for Nightmares<\/em> (Patrick McNamara, Praeger Publishing, 2008).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Illustrations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Preface and Acknowledgments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chapter 1. Approach to the Study of Nightmares<\/strong>
\nShortcomings of the Standard Take on Nightmares
\nNightmares Can Be Functional
\nDefinition and Diagnostic Criteria for Recurrent Nightmares
\nSyndromes of Recurring Nightmares
\nThe Sharing of Nightmares with Others<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chapter 2: Why Do Nightmares Occur in Children?<\/strong>
\n Sleep in Childhood
\nDreaming in Childhood
\nEvolution of Childhood
\nCognitive and Psychological Growth of the Child
\nDevelopment of the Sense of Self in Children
\nImpact of Developmental Milestones on Nightmare Propensity in Children<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chapter 3: Content of Nightmares<\/strong>
\nComparing Nightmare Content to Ordinary Dreams
\nNightmare Content Scoring
\nWord Count Analyses of Barb Sanders’ Nightmares
\nPeople Who Experience Extraordinary Dreams Must Be Extraordinary People<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chapter 4: Drugs and Dreams<\/strong>
\nNightmares as Evidence of Extraordinary Powers in Ancestral Populations
\nDreams in Premodern Societies
\nCultural Context of Dreaming in Premodern Societies
\nNightmare Sharing in Premodern Groups<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chapter 5: Biology of Nightmares<\/strong>
\nNormal Human Sleep Architectures
\nSleep Rebound Effects and REM-NREM Imbalances in Production of Nightmares
\nSpecial Link between Nightmares and REM Sleep
\nSummary: REM Properties and Nightmares
\nKey Role of the Amygdala
\nSelected Neuropharmacological Agents Can Induce Nightmares
\nNeuroanatomy and Physiology of a Nightmare<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chapter 6: Personality and Psychopathological Correlates of Nightmares<\/strong>
\nNightmares Are Not Reliably Associated with Loss of Function
\nDisorders Involving Nightmares
\nNightmares and Psychopathology<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chapter 7: Phenomenology of the Nightmare<\/strong>
\n Basic Visual Features
\nEmotional Atmosphere
\nAutomaticity
\nCognitive Content Elicits the Emotional Center
\nCreativity
\nCompellingness
\nNarrative Form
\nSelf-Identity
\nLack of Metaphor
\nSelf-Reflectiveness
\nMind Reading
\nSummary of Formal Nightmares<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n		Chapter 8: Theoretical Accounts of the Nightmare<\/strong>
\nFacts That Must Serve as Basis for Nightmare Theory
\nProposed Functional Theory of Nightmares
\nSignals Used to Identify Supranormal Abilities and Exceptional Individuals
\nEvolution of Language Skills, Dreaming Skills, and Reputation
\nStory-Telling Skills and Prestige or Reputation
\nBiological Contributions to Signaling Quality
\nCostly Signaling Theory (CST)
\nFreud’s View of Nightmares
\nFisher’s View of Nightmares
\nKramer’s View of Nightmares
\nHartmann’s View of Nightmares
\nNielsen’s and Levin’s View of Nightmares
\nTheory and Treatment Strategies<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n		Chapter 9: Nightmares and Popular Culture<\/strong>
\nMovies, Nightmares and Spirit Possession
\nNightmare-Related Spirit Possession Is a Universal Phenomenon
\nFuseli’s Painting, The Nightmare
\nAlien Abduction
\nBooks, Nightmares, and Spirit Possession<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n		Chapter 10: Interpretation of the Possession Theme in Nightmares<\/strong>
\nSelection of Nightmares with Spirit Possession Themes
\nCaveats in the Interpretation of These Nightmares and Standard Explanations of the Possession Theme
\nRecurring Patterns in the Spirit Possession Theme<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n		Chapter 11: Conflict Theory and the Nightmare<\/strong>
\nMind Is Not a Unity
\nParadox of Mind Reading in Dreams: The Role of the Stranger
\nMales Strangers and Aggression in Dreams
\nREM-NREM Dissociation in the Dreaming Mind
\nDreaming and Consciousness
\nDream Agents\/Characters Can Represent Genomes within the Individual
\nEffects of Imprinted Genes on Physiologic Systems Implicated in Growth
\nEffects of Imprinted Genes on Functional Brain Systems Implicated in Sleep Processes
\nGenomic Imprinting and Sleep State Biology
\nGenetic Conflict and Dream Phenomenology<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Concluding Remarks<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Appendix: Additional Resources<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
References<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Index<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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