THE DREAMS OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND MATERNAL ADAPTATION

THE DREAMS OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND MATERNAL ADAPTATION

The manifest dreams of 44 normal pregnant women clearly represent the impact of pregnancy. The dreams were rated for masochistic and hostile elements, but these elements were found nonpredictive of adaptation to the maternal role. However, those women judged to have greater ego strength and to be mo...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1968-07, Vol.38 (4), p.688-692
1. Verfasser: Gillman, Robert D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adaptation
Adaptation, Psychological
Dreams
Ego
Eye Movements
Female
Hostility
Human
Human Females
Humans
Masochism
Maternal Behavior
Mother Child Relations
Personality
Pregnancy
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Zusammenfassung:The manifest dreams of 44 normal pregnant women clearly represent the impact of pregnancy. The dreams were rated for masochistic and hostile elements, but these elements were found nonpredictive of adaptation to the maternal role. However, those women judged to have greater ego strength and to be most adequate in adapting to their current life situation had significantly fewer masochistic elements in their dreams.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1968.tb02438.x