Lucid Dreaming: Intensity, But Not Frequency, Is Inversely Related to Psychopathology.

ABSTRACT: Lucid dreaming (LD) is awareness that one is dreaming, during the dream state. However, some define and assess LD relying also on controlling dream events, although control is present only in a subset of lucid dreams. LD has been claimed to represent well-being, and has even been used as a therapeutic agent. Conversely, LD is associated with mixed sleep-wake states, which are related to bizarre cognitions, stress, and psychopathology, and have been construed as arousal permeating and disrupting sleep. We propose that previous conflicting findings regarding relations between LD and both psychopathology and well-being, stem from the non-differentiated assessment of frequency and control. The present study aimed to develop an expansive measure of several LD characteristics (the Frequency and

SUBMITTER: Aviram L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5875414 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature