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Insight and Dissociation in Lucid Dreaming and Psychosis
Ursula Voss1,2, Armando D'Agostino3, Luca Kolibius1,2
1Psychology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany.
Frontiers in Psychology
|November 29, 2018
Summary
Dreams and psychosis share key features. This review compares insight and dissociation in lucid dreaming and psychosis, offering insights into their psychological and neurophysiological functions.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Psychology
- Psychiatry
Background:
- Dreams and psychosis exhibit overlapping symptoms and neurobiology.
- Insight and dissociation are critical higher-order consciousness functions involving metacognition.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare insight and dissociation in lucid dreaming and psychosis.
- To elucidate the psychological and neurophysiological correlates of these phenomena.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and conceptual comparison.
- Analysis of metacognitive functions in dreaming and psychosis.
Main Results:
- Insight is crucial for lucid dreaming and potentially beneficial in psychosis.
- Dissociation's role in psychosis remains complex and requires further investigation.
Conclusions:
- Comparing insight and dissociation in lucid dreams and psychosis aids understanding their functions.
- Further research is needed to resolve the role of dissociation in psychotic disorders.
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