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基本説明
Critically analysing recent research by psychologists and neuroscientists and reviewing historical and cultural beliefs about dreams.
Full Description
Everyone sleeps and everyone dreams. Yet we are almost entirely unconscious of what is happening to us when we sleep and we forget almost all of our dreams. This third edition of a classic introduction to the subject provides a fascinating insight into this most universal of subjects, critically analysing recent research by psychologists and neuroscientists (much of which has been published in the last ten years) and reviewing historical and cultural beliefs about dreams. Sleep and Dreaming is a comprehensive and rigorous text for undergraduate students, offering a rewarding and engaging introduction to the field. new_to_this_edition Contains much new material, particularly on the physiology of sleepA new chapter by Professor Michael Wang on the psychological treatment of insomnia
Contents
Section 1Sleep and Dreaming.- Studying Sleep in the Laboratory.- The Physiology of Sleep.- Section 2: The Experience of Sleep.- The Dreams of REM Sleep.- The Quality of Sleeping Experience.- What is a Dream?.- Section 3: Psychophysiology of Sleep.- Sleep Disturbance.- The Psychology of Sleep.- Determinant of Sleep quality.- The Sleep of Animals.- The Evolution and Functions of Sleep.- Section 4: Problems with Sleep.- Adult Sleep Disorders.- Children's Sleep Problems.