European Journal of Mental Health
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Volume 3: Issue 1
Träumen und Gesundheitsförderung: Theoretische Überlegungen und einige epidemiologische Feststellungen
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Róbert Bódizs Semmelweis University Institute of Behavioural Sciences Nagyvárad tér 4 H-1089 Budapest Hungary

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Péter Simor Semmelweis University Institute of Behavioural Sciences Nagyvárad tér 4 H-1089 Budapest Hungary

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Szilvia Csóka Semmelweis University Institute of Behavioural Sciences Nagyvárad tér 4 H-1089 Budapest Hungary

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Márk Bérdi Semmelweis University Institute of Behavioural Sciences Nagyvárad tér 4 H-1089 Budapest Hungary

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Mária S. Kopp Semmelweis University Institute of Behavioural Sciences Nagyvárad tér 4 H-1089 Budapest Hungary

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35–62
Online Publication Date:
09 Jul 2008
Publication Date:
01 Jun 2008
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/ejmh.3.2008.1.3
Keywords:
dreams; nightmares; REM sleep; health; personal satisfaction; emotions; well-being; Träumen; Albträume; REM-Schlaf; Gesundheit; persönliche Zufriedenheit; Gefühle; Wohlbefinden; sanjanje; mora; REM spavanje; zdravlje; osobno zadovoljstvo; osjećaji; blagostanje; snění; noční můra; spánek REM; zdraví; osobní spokojenost; pocity; blahobyt; álmodás; rémálmok; REM alvás; egészség; személyes elégedettség; érzelmek; jóllét; marzenia senne; koszmary senne; sen REM; zdrowie; osobiste zadowolenie; ucucia; dobrobyt; visare; coşmaruri; somn REM; sănătate; satisfacţie subiectivă; sentimente; well-being; сновидение; сны ужасов; РЕМ сон; здоровье; личная удовлетворенность; чувства; благосостояние; snívanie; nočné mory; REM spánok; zdravie; osobná spokojnosť; emócie; blahobyt
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Both neurobiological and cognitive psychological evidence suggests that dreams reflect the affective concerns and emotional balance of the dreamer. Moreover, there is increasing evidence for the thesis that dreams take part in the process of emotional regulation by creating narrative structures and new associations for memories with emotional and personal relevance and giving birth to a reduced emotional arousal or balanced mood state during postdreaming wakefulness. As health means a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, it is reasonable to assume that it is reflected in the quality of dream experiences. These theoretical considerations are exemplified by significant associations between dream emotions and health indexes emerging after the preliminary analysis of the Hungarostudy epidemiological database. Results suggest that items of the Dream Quality Questionnaire correlate with selfrated health, days spent on sick leave and most prominently with well-being. Negative dream emotions are negative predictors of health, while the opposite is true for positive ones. This effect is only partially explained by the illness intrusiveness index, the effect of dreams on daytime mood or well-being as measured by the well-being scale of the World Health Organization (WHO). Our results indicate that simple practical questions regarding habitual dream-affect, nightmares and night-terror-like symptoms convey information on the general mental and physical health of the subjects, which could be useful in medical practice.

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