Threat in dreams: An adaptation?

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1281-1291

  Malcolm Smith, Susan ^a   Solms, Mark ^a   Turnbull, Oliver ^b   Tredoux, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dream content; Evolutionary psychology; Function of dreaming

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DREAM; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVAL; THREAT;

AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CRIME; DREAMS; EVOLUTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55749104674     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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