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Dreams

Every dream can be interpreted in many different ways. No matter what psychologists and Mystics say, the final analysis is up to you. Have you ever dreamed of falling, being chased, or losing your teeth? Most people have. Dreams like this are part of shared human experiences, reminding us perhaps that there is only one race - the human race. There are many psychological theories about dreams, by far the most important pioneers of modern dream interpretation are the Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) and his Swiss colleague, Carl Gustav Jung (1857-1961).

What is a dream?
Dreams are considered as visions during sleep; fancy, reverie, vision of something ideal. Prior to the discovery of REM, researchers had outlined four stages of sleep. These terms were measured in terms of the electrical activity of the brain, specifically, in terms of brainwave activity, with the aid of an electroencephalogram (EEG). The levels range from Stage 1, which rep...

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