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Are we dreaming or are we awake? A quali-quantitative analysis of dream narratives and dreaming process during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dreaming ; : No Pagination Specified, 2021.
Article in English | APA PsycInfo | ID: covidwho-1550261
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictive measures taken against the spread of the contagion can be considered as traumatic events having a major impact on mental health. Dreams after undergoing traumatic experiences could "replay" traumatic scenes or have a para-therapeutic role that facilitates connections between a traumatic event and associated emotions. However, the studies carried out thus far in the field of sleep and dreams during the COVID-19 pandemic have mostly focused on sleep disorders, emotional tones, and contents of dreams. The aim of the present study was to explore, from a qualitative-quantitative perspective, the contents of dreams and the functions of dreaming during the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 1,095 subjects who decide to recount their dreams, during the early phase of the COVID-19 outbreak, was involved. A part of the Mannheim Dream questionnaire was also examined, considering both dream recall and the attitudes toward the dreams-both meaningful and transformative-as indicators of the dreaming process. A cluster analysis was performed on dream narratives through the T-Lab software. In all, 4 thematic clusters emerged Escape From the Threat;The Work of Mourning, Unrecalled Dreams;COVID-19 As Manifest Content. The factorial mapping organized 3 vectors of meaning, representative of the function of dreaming Remembering, Repeating, and Working Through;From Traumatic Content to Problem-Solving Strategy;From the Safe-Guardian of Sleep to the Safe-Guardian of Dream Waking continuity. The dreaming process shows functions of integration and processing of memories but also that a decrease in dream recall can act as a defense and have a crucial role in mental life. Clinical implications are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: APA PsycInfo Language: English Journal: Dreaming Year: 2021 Document Type: Article