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Quantitative and qualitative scores on dream test

M Zivković1

  • 1University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|December 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

The Dream Test quantifies dream content using word associations, revealing a slight negative bias. Nightmares were the most common dream category in a study of 122 psychology students.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Dream Analysis
  • Psychoanalytic Theory

Background:

  • The Dream Test is a method for analyzing dream content.
  • It involves quantitative and qualitative scoring based on word associations and manifest content.
  • Previous research has explored dream content analysis through various psychological frameworks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define and apply a quantitative Dream Test score based on word-sign ratios.
  • To categorize dream content qualitatively and identify prevalent themes.
  • To explore the relationship between quantitative scores and qualitative dream categories.

Main Methods:

  • A quantitative Dream Test score was calculated as the ratio of positive to negative word associations.
  • A qualitative Dream Test score classified dreams into categories: Death, Nightmares, Love, Atypical, and No dreams.
  • Data were collected from 122 female psychology students (mean age 20).

Main Results:

  • The mean quantitative Dream Test score was 2+/3-, indicating a slight prevalence of negative associations.
  • The mean number of selected key dream words was 5.
  • Nightmares were the most frequent qualitative category (43.1%), followed by Love (28.3%) and Death (22.0%).

Conclusions:

  • The quantitative finding of a slight negative bias in dream word associations aligns with the high prevalence of nightmares.
  • The Dream Test provides a framework for both quantitative and qualitative dream analysis.
  • Dream content analysis in this sample suggests a significant proportion of negative or distressing themes.

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