Affects in dreams of children and adolescents
Hopf, H.H.; Tschuschke, V.
Zeitschrift für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychoanalyse 39(2): 160-173
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0340-5613 PMID: 8322532 Document Number: 414229
This study deals with the examination of manifest emotions in dreams as reported (written down) ba children and adolescents. The contents were examined from 407 dreams of children and adolescents regarding anxious and aggressive emotions. The emotions found by patient-children or patient adolescents, who had asked for psychotherapeutic help, were compared with those of inconspicuous children and adolescents of al school forms. Two areas of examination were of special interest: In which way do manifest dream emotions change with the beginning of puberty and in which way do social factors effect the manifestation of dream emotions? In this context especially the role of the gender issues is discussed.