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ERIC Number: EJ373037
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Content Analysis of the Dreams of Dying Patients.
Groth-Marnat, Gary
Psychology: A Quarterly Journal of Human Behavior, v24 n4 p39-45 1987
Investigated dream content of 104 dreams from nine terminally ill patients with estimated life expectancy of one year or less. Found differences between dreams of terminally ill and dreams of physically healthy individuals, suggesting an adaptive withdrawal and process of social and emotional disengagement by terminally ill individuals. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Death, Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Physical Health, Psychological Patterns, Sleep
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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