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The Psychotomimetic Nature of Dreams : An Experimental Study
Joint Authors
Wakerley, Dominic
Mason, Oliver
Source
Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Several theories promote the similarities between dreaming and psychosis, but this has rarely been tested empirically.
We assessed dreaming and waking reality using the Psychotomimetic States Inventory, a measure of psychotic-like experience originally designed for drug studies.
Twenty participants completed the measure in each of two dream conditions and one waking condition.
Dreams were assessed upon waking naturally and also using a movement-activated (actigraph) alarm during the night.
Overall, participants reported more quasipsychotic characteristics during dreams (in both conditions) than when awake.
This was most marked for paranoia and delusional thinking, but differences were also seen for perceptual abnormalities, mania, and anhedonia.
The quality of dream experience seems particularly similar to psychosis in sometimes being highly self-referential and having a paranoid content.
Subjective changes to cognition and affect are consistent with alterations in prefrontal cortical activity during REM sleep that mirror those of schizophrenia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mason, Oliver& Wakerley, Dominic. 2012. The Psychotomimetic Nature of Dreams : An Experimental Study. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mason, Oliver& Wakerley, Dominic. The Psychotomimetic Nature of Dreams : An Experimental Study. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mason, Oliver& Wakerley, Dominic. The Psychotomimetic Nature of Dreams : An Experimental Study. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505094
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-505094