Maternal representations in the dreams of pregnant women: a prospective comparative study

Maternal representations in the dreams of pregnant women: a prospective comparative study

Dreams are thought to respond to self- and socially-relevant situations that evoke strong emotions and require rapid adaptation. First pregnancy is such a situation during which maternal mental representations (MMR) of the unborn baby, the self and significant others undergo remodelling. Some studie...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jessica eLara-Carrasco, Valérie eSimard, Kadia eSaint-Onge, Vickie eLamoureux-Tremblay, Tore eNielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Pregnancy
dreaming
maternal mental representations
specificity of baby and child representations
pregnancy-related themes
dream emotions
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00551/full

Internet

http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00551/full

Similar Items