An instrument to evaluate nightmares, bad dreams and alters
Omar Franklin Molina
Cadernos UniFOA April 10, 2016 DOI: 10.47385/cadunifoa.v11.n30.296 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Key findings | The authors propose that a 100-question questionnaire spanning 15 categories of dreams, bad dreams, and nightmares would be a useful instrument for individuals with bruxism and craniomandibular disorders. The reviewed literature most commonly reported themes of violence, rage, aggression, pursuit, sexuality, animals, persecution, criticism, voices inciting violence or suicide, shame, sexual aggression, and various types of abuse. |
Abstract
Objectives: Review the literature on nightmares and develop a questionnaire on nightmares to be used in individuals presenting craniomandibular disorders and bruxism. Material and
Methods: Review of 50 papers related to dissociation, nightmares, bad dreams, bruxism and temporomandibular disorders.
Results: A questionnaire with 100 questions related to 15 categories of dreams, bad dreams and nightmares was developed. Violence, rage, aggression, pursuit, sexuality, animals, persecution, critics, voices criticizing or instigating to use violence and commit suicide; shame, sexual aggression and different types of abuse were the most common themes reported in the reviewed literature.
Conclusions: A questionnaire to assess dreams, bad dreams and nightmares would be a useful instrument to be used in individuals presenting bruxism and craniomandibular disorders. The instrument covers most of the issues mentioned in the literature, and another advantage is that it could be used
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on dreaming, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The cognitive neuroscience of lucid dreaming | 2019 | Review | |
| Sleep and dreaming are for important matters | 2013 | Review | |
| Nightmare Disorder and Isolated Sleep Paralysis | 2020 | Review | |
| My Dream, My Rules: Can Lucid Dreaming Treat Nightmares? | 2019 | Review | |
| Dream Recall: State or Trait Variable? Part I: Model, Theories, Methodology and Trait Factors | 1996 | Review |
Citations in the library
Cites 7
- Nightmare Prevalence, Nightmare Distress, and Self-Reported Psychological Disturbance Sleep 2002
- An exploratory study on the relationship between dissociation in waking life and negative contents in dreams heiDOK (Heidelberg University) 2012
- Dreaming: a neurological view Schweizer Archiv für Neurologie und Psychiatrie December 7, 2005
- Thematic and content analysis of idiopathic nightmares and bad dreams. Sleep February 1, 2014
- Nightmares: from anxiety symptom to sleep disorder. Sleep Medicine Reviews February 1, 2006
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