Direct interpretation of dreams: typology
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The method of direct interpretation of dreams leads to a typology of dreams by degree of cognitive complexity and by pragmatic orientation. Nine levels of cognitive complexity are distinguished, from no imagery to very complex symbolic representations. Pragmatic orientation is classified as referring to inner needs, adaptation to physical reality or interpersonal relations. Dreams may be composites of more than one category, and analogizing dreams use content from one realm to refer to another. This approach accommodates classical theories such as Freud's which primarily relate to one dream type.
Publication Name: The American Journal of Psychoanalysis
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0002-9548
Year: 1992
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Direct interpretation of dreams: some basic principles and technical rules
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Direct interpretation of dreams is based on the premise that dreams are not deceptive. Image-based association is done first, then derivative association leading away from the image. The imagery varies along dimensions of verisimilitude and complexity. Nonelemental attributes of the dream such as mood, clarity and intensity structure the dream through amodal perception. In direct interpretation the whole dream context determines the significance of individual images. All elements of the dream must be accounted for to yield one correct interpretation of the dream.
Publication Name: The American Journal of Psychoanalysis
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0002-9548
Year: 1992
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In memoriam: Harmon S. Ephron, M.D
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Psychoanalyst Harmon S. Ephron passed away on Feb 12, 1992 at the age of 97. Dr Ephron was a founder of the Assn for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis and the American Institute of Psychoanalysis. He and four other psychoanalysts resigned from the New York Psychoanalytic Society in protest over the society's resistance to the innovations of Karen Horney. Dr Ephron was also a founder of New York Medical College's Postgraduate Training Program in Psychoanalysis and twice served as president of the Society of Medical Psychoanalysts.
Publication Name: The American Journal of Psychoanalysis
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0002-9548
Year: 1992
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