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Dream Theories
By: Calvin S. Hall
The Man Behind the Theorem
• Born in 1909 to a Supreme Court justice of the same name in Seattle, WA.
• He published obtained a PH.D., taught, published several books, and lectured.
•However, Calvin S. Hall, Jr.’s contribution to dream research will not be considered history for a long while.
•He died in 1985, retired in Santa Cruz, CA. His wife was estranged and died before him. His daughter is still alive.
Content Overview
• Do to his background in physiology, Hall thought that dreams were cognitive thoughts that could teach us about ourselves.
• They were also hints at what lie behind the doors to our unconscious mind.
• His work categorizes dreams into five different areas or principles of life.
• Those are Concepts of Self, Concepts of Other People, Concepts of The World, Concepts of Impulses, Prohibitions, and Penalties, and Concepts of Problems and Conflicts.
Concepts of Self
Refer to the types or number of roles you play in you dreams.
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Concepts of Other People
Are the roles other people play in your dreams. Consider your feelings toward them and how you interact with them.
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Concepts of The World
Represent the dream surrounding and landscape. The adjectives you use to describe you dreamscape is how you view the world.
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Concepts of Impulses, Prohibitions, and
Penalties
Indicate your behavior and how it’s ruled by impulses/punishment. http://www.dreammoods.com/dreaminformation/dreamtheory/hall.htm
Concepts of Problems and Conflicts
Symbolize your struggles, issues and problems you are facing in your waking life. These dreams try to offer insight
and resolution to your conflicts.
http://www.dreammoods.com/dreaminformation/dreamtheory/hall.htm
WORKS
CITED
"Calvin Hall." UC Santa Cruz - Psychology. Web. 23 June 2011.
<http://psych.ucsc.edu/dreams/About/calvin.html>.
"Dream Moods: Dream Theories: Calvin Hall." An Online Guide To Dream
Interpretation. Web. 23 June 2011. <http:// www.dreammoods.com/dreaminformation/dreamtheory/hall.htm>.
