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The Conceptualisation of Dreams by People with Intellectual Disabilities
Author(s) -
Kroese Biza Stenfert,
Cushway Delia,
Hubbard Charmian
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1468-3148
pISSN - 1360-2322
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1998.tb00056.x
Subject(s) - dream , sample (material) , psychology , context (archaeology) , intellectual disability , wish , social psychology , sociology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , history , chemistry , archaeology , chromatography , anthropology
In order to investigate the conceptualisation of dreams in adults with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities, the paradigm introduced by Woolley & Wellman (1992) was employed in addition to a number of open‐ended questions. Fifty‐four people participated in the study and it was found that 40% of their replies in answer to questions regarding the non‐physical, private nature of dreams were incorrect and that less than a third of the sample (N= 16) were confident that individuals cannot share the same dream. Furthermore, a large proportion of the sample did not consider it possible to dream about fictional entities. The results are discussed in the context of the benefits and barriers for therapists who wish to incorporate clients' reported dreams and nightmares into their therapeutic interactions.