The threat simulation theory of dreaming (TST) () states that dream consciousness is essentially an ancient biological defence mechanism, evolutionarily selected for its capacity to repeatedly simulate threatening events. Threat simulation during dreaming rehearses the cognitive mechanisms required for efficient threat perception and threat avoidance, leading to increased probability of...
Visual hallucinations (VH) in Parkinson's disease (PD) are a chronic complication in 30 to 60% of treated patients and have a multifaceted phenomenology. Flickering, faultive impressions, and illusionary misperceptions precede the core syndrome of stereotyped, colorful images. The patient variably recognizes these images as hallucinations, being rarely irritated or frightened and more often...
In a sample of 71 medical students, dream recall frequency was positively correlated with proneness to altered states of consciousness ( r = .26) measured by the State of Mind and Consciousness Questionnaire and dissociation ( r = .29) measured by the Dissociative Experiences Scale II. A regression analysis, however, yielded neither altered states of consciousness nor dissociation, sex, or age...
A. Revonsuo (2000b) proposed an evolutionary theory of dreaming, stating it is a threat simulation mechanism that allowed early humans to rehearse threat perception and avoidance without biological cost. The present study aimed to establish the proportion of dreams containing physical threats to the dreamer, whether these represent realistic life-threatening events, and whether the dreamer...
A 23-yr.-old young woman presenting with a 17-yr. history of nightmares was treated with a variety of behavioral and self-regulatory techniques. The nightmares were unusual in that they did not have an obviously common theme as in most published reports, and, therefore, did not readily lend themselves to several frequently used techniques. Although previous treatment episodes had not affected...
“While the neurophysiological and neurochemical bases of dreams will ultimately be uncovered, a full understanding requires an explanation of dream content that makes sense in both psychological and neurobiological terms.” Payne and Nadel 2004 First, Ken Paller (Paller and Voss 2004) is to be congratulated for bringing together a prime and comprehensive group of researchers for this special...
A premonition is an experience which appears to anticipate a future event and which could not reasonably have been inferred from information available before that later event. The premonition may consist of apparent actual detailed knowledge of a later event, or a non-specific feeling of foreboding that something will happen. The more neutral term precognition is often applied in scientific...
The problem of explaining consciousness remains a problem about the meaning of language: the ordinary language of consciousness in which we define and express our sensations, thoughts, dreams and memories. This book argues that the problem arises from a quest that has taken shape over the twentieth century, and that the analysis of history provides new resources for understanding and resolving...
This research extends and confirms recent brainwave findings that distinguished an individual's sense-of-self along an Object-referral/Self-referral Continuum of self-awareness. Subjects were interviewed and were given tests measuring inner/outer orientation, moral reasoning, anxiety, and personality. Scores on the psychological tests were factor analyzed. The first unrotated PCA component of...
In the early years, Ernest Lawrence Rossi devoted himself to writing a series of books about hypnosis, including casebooks, manuals, and collections of papers. He next began developing a therapeutic approach that was responsive to mind-body interactions in the healing process. Along these lines, he published The Psychobiology of Mind-Body Healing; Mind-Body Therapy; The February Man; Ultradian...