A New Way of Analysing Dreams on Its Profoundest Level: The Development of Motif Analysis and Phase Model (MAP) as an Extension of Structural Dream Analysis (SDA)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Research Question and Hypotheses
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Structural Dream Analysis
2.2. Motif Analysis and Phase Model (MAP)
2.3. Data Material
3. Results
3.1. Phase Model
3.2. Transformation of Dream Agency within Phase Model
3.3. Quantitative Calculation Based on SDA
4. Discussion
4.1. Therapeutic Relationship
4.2. Transformative Child Motif
4.3. Analysis with MAP
4.4. Ego Strengh According to SDA
4.5. Limitations and Outlook
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Phase 4 | |
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Dream-No. | 57, 85, 90, 94 | 107, 109, 120, 134, 152, 156 | 157, 167, 182 | 191, 195, 210, 217 |
Affects | Fear, searching, timid | Excited, inhibited, astonished | Courage, criticising, rejecting | Interested, admiring, joy |
Mood | Upset, powerful, pursuing | Sublime, dynamic, fast-paced | Promising, confrontational | Caring, fun |
Themes | Shame | Devaluation/revaluation | - | - |
Pattern | Dream ego does not dare to make contact with girls | Dream ego is more confident, interaction becomes more differentiated | Dream ego finds courage for sexual interaction, contact succeeds | The dream ego does not care if there are no sexual interactions |
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Jenni, P.; Roesler, C. A New Way of Analysing Dreams on Its Profoundest Level: The Development of Motif Analysis and Phase Model (MAP) as an Extension of Structural Dream Analysis (SDA). Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 658. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080658
Jenni P, Roesler C. A New Way of Analysing Dreams on Its Profoundest Level: The Development of Motif Analysis and Phase Model (MAP) as an Extension of Structural Dream Analysis (SDA). Behavioral Sciences. 2024; 14(8):658. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080658
Chicago/Turabian StyleJenni, Patrick, and Christian Roesler. 2024. "A New Way of Analysing Dreams on Its Profoundest Level: The Development of Motif Analysis and Phase Model (MAP) as an Extension of Structural Dream Analysis (SDA)" Behavioral Sciences 14, no. 8: 658. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080658
APA StyleJenni, P., & Roesler, C. (2024). A New Way of Analysing Dreams on Its Profoundest Level: The Development of Motif Analysis and Phase Model (MAP) as an Extension of Structural Dream Analysis (SDA). Behavioral Sciences, 14(8), 658. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080658