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1
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Why is it difficult to assess the effectiveness of dream analysis?

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Not a stand alone therapy but part of a wider therapy called psychoanalysis.
Limited evidence specifically about dream analysis

2
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What were some of Keller et al’s 1995 findings about the use of dream analysis?

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Psychoanalysists
• 17% never use it
• 57% occasionally use it
• only 4% always use it

3
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What percentage of therapy sessions is dream analysis used in? When is it used? What does this suggest?

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Schredl et al
Used in 28% of sessions
2/3 at clients insistence
Suggesting it isn’t widely recommended by therapists

4
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What percentage of clients benefited from working on dreams? According to Schredl et al

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70.4% suggesting dream analysis is effective

5
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What did hill and goates find about clients and the quality of sessions?

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Felt better about quality of sessions when focusing on dreams as they felt they gained insight
Effective

6
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What did Cartwright Tipton & wicklund find helping clients with dreams correlated with?

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Reduced risk of early termination of treatment

Effective

7
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What did tien, Lin and Chen (2006) say dream work allowed for?

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The discussion of personal issues that wouldn’t be openly discussed in therapy in Asian culture where discussing personal problems is discouraged
Effective

8
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Who is dream analysis not effective for?

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  • those unable to remember dreams
  • private people
  • disabled people - unable to understand
  • children - dream or imagination?
9
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What is an issue with dream analysis?

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Highly subjective

10
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Why is dream analysis highly subjective?

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Depends on therapist offering interpretations of self reported dreams

11
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What might be inaccurate in dream analysis?

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The reported dream

Therapists interpretation

12
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Why is it difficult measure the success of dream analysis

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As it is used as part of a wider therapeutic process (psychoanalysis) that takes years

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