Editorial:
Dreaming as Continuity of the Self
Author(s): William Kelly
Abstract: This volume examines dreaming as a continuous expression of personality and emotional processing. Drawing on developmental perspectives of consciousness, identification of characteristics in dream reports, and new empirical findings on absorption, nightmare distress, and individual variability, it frames dreams as extensions of waking psychological processes. The contributions highlight how immersive cognitive style and affective engagement shape dream experience, emphasizing stable individual differences across waking and sleep states.
Keywords: Dreaming; Consciousness; Nightmares; Nightmare distress; Absorption and personality; Fantasy proneness; Individual Differences; Editorials
Article: e21001
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