recurrent dream
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrecurrentanddream
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recurrent
adjective
uk/rɪˈkʌr.ənt/us/rɪˈkɝː.ənt/
happening again ...
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dream
noun[C]
uk/driːm/us/driːm/
a series of events or images that happen in your mind when you ...
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(Definition ofrecurrentanddreamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A content analysis revealed that only one type ofrecurrentdreamoccurred with any frequency, an anxiety dream in which the dreamer was being threatened or pursued.
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Once this is achieved, they can consult with their therapist the best way to modify theirrecurrentdreamto make it less traumatizing.
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Aeon undergoes continuously bizarre experiences/visions that involve arecurrentdreamof a maze and the photograph of the baby girl she carries from the beginning of the episode.
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Sixty percent reported that they had had recurrent dreams, many beginning in childhood.
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Typical threat-simulation dreams, such as nightmares and recurrent dreams, are thus composed of a variable mixture of salient, episodic memory traces and suitable threat-simulation scripts.
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All of this is in accordance with the view that the most typical recurrent dreams are powerful threat simulations.
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Three questions not solved by revonsuo's theory are: (1) why are realistic threat perceptions absent from many if not most recurrent dreams?
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Many recurrent dreams and nightmares are unrealistic because they are imaginally metaphoric and free-associative; just like our own language when freed from goal-directed constraint.
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It would appear that a great many recurrent dreams are not realistic rehearsals of a threatening event but rather pictorial metaphors of current concerns.
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In the light of these results, there is no doubt that most (though not all) recurrent dreams can be regarded as threat simulations.
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Research results support the generic clinical dream theory that recurrent dreams are associated with the presence of unresolved stressors.
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First, being chased is the most common theme in the recurrent dreams of both children and adults.
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Finally, the content of over 30% of all recurrent dreams is idiosyncratic and in great part unrelated to any threats.
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These images, still "indelible" thirty months afterwards, often appeared in terrifying, recurrent dreams.
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In sum, the data indicate that many recurrent dreams, and possibly nightmares, do not include situations critical for physical survival and reproductive success.
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Recurrent dreams and nightmares are often like this.
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This is the most frequently reported dream theme in studies of both typical dreams and recurrent dreams.
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He views recurrent dreams as an example of this function.
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What is the thematic content of the remaining 50 to 60% of recurrent dreams?
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Houshi (1983) asked 123 university students whether they had ever had recurrent dreams, and if so, they were asked to describe them.
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