Predictors of intention to act and implementation of action in dream sessions: Therapist skills, level of difficulty of action plan, and client involvement

Dreaming

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-141

  Wonnell, Teresa L ^a,b   Hill, Clara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Harford Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Action; Difficulty of action; Dream work; Implementation of action; Intention to act

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645083729     PISSN: 10530797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1053-0797.15.2.129     Document Type: Review

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