Routledge eBooksJuly 28, 2022Greg Mahr, Christopher Lawrence Drake
Nightmares are very common, but it can be difficult to understand why they occur and what they mean. Nightmare deaths among Hmong immigrants are discussed as an example of the influence of interpretation on the power of nightmares. Freudian and Jungian understandings of nightmares are reviewed, as well as current treatment approaches, especially Image Rehearsal Therapy. Like all dreams,...
The authors review the history of and recent research on the psychotherapeutic efficacy of psychedelic drugs. Psychedelic drugs appear to provide access to unconscious material and, when used in a therapeutic context, may cause deep and longstanding psychological change. The psychological effects of psychedelic drugs are reviewed from the perspective of Jungian theory. A series of clinical...