The Effects of Current-Concern- And Nonconcern-Related Waking Suggestions on Nocturnal Dream Content

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 242-255

  Nikles II, Charles D ^a   Brecht, David L ^a,b   Klinger, Eric ^a   Bursell, Amy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Hopkins High School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DREAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MOTIVATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT; SUGGESTION; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; DREAMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MOTIVATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; STUDENTS; SUGGESTION; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0032111032     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.75.1.242     Document Type: Article

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