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Psychology Oneirophobia (from Greek όνειρο (oneiro), meaning "dream", and φόβος ( phobos ), meaning "fear") is the fear of dreams . It is discussed in The Dream Frontier , a book by Mark Blechner, a neuro-psychoanalyst at the William Alanson White Institute .
The paradox of pleasure experienced through horror films/books can be explained partly as stemming from relief from real-life horror in the experience of horror in play, partly as a safe way to return in adult life to the paralysing feelings of infantile helplessness.
A nightmare, also known as a bad dream, [1] is an unpleasant dream that can cause a strong emotional response from the mind, typically fear but also despair, anxiety, disgust or sadness. The dream may contain situations of discomfort, psychological or physical terror, or panic .
In the field of psychology, the subfield of oneirology (/ ɒ n ɪ ˈ r ɒ l ə dʒ i /; from Ancient Greek ὄνειρον (oneiron) 'dream' and -λογία 'the study of') is the scientific study of dreams. Research seeks correlations between dreaming and knowledge about the functions of the brain, as well as an understanding of how the brain ...
Psychoanalytic dream interpretation is a subdivision of dream interpretation as well as a subdivision of psychoanalysis pioneered by Sigmund Freud in the early 20th century. . Psychoanalytic dream interpretation is the process of explaining the meaning of the way the unconscious thoughts and emotions are processed in the mind during sle
Uncanniness was first explored psychologically by Ernst Jentsch in a 1906 essay, On the Psychology of the Uncanny. Jentsch defines the Uncanny as: being a product of "...intellectual uncertainty; so that the uncanny would always, as it were, be something one does not know one’s way about in. The better oriented in his environment a person is ...
While writing a book on philosophy, he was visited by a ghostly figure bound in chains. The figure disappeared in the courtyard; the following day, the magistrates dug in the courtyard and found an unmarked grave. [7] Elements of the horror genre also occur in Biblical texts, notably in the Book of Revelation. [8] [9]
Stendhal syndrome, Stendhal's syndrome or Florence syndrome is a psychosomatic condition involving rapid heartbeat, fainting, confusion, and even hallucinations, [1] allegedly occurring when individuals become exposed to objects, artworks, or phenomena of great beauty.