There is a widespread belief that interaction with an animal is beneficial for the development
of children, and several studies (most with methodological shortcomings) have investigated …

Although a potentially helpful therapeutic tool, dream interpretation or dream work is only
used occasionally in most forms of psychotherapy. Despite an interest from clinicians and …

In discussing the origins of dreams, the author combines the psychology of the mind with the
biology of the brain. The author uncovers the source of dreams, demonstrating that they are …

Publisher Summary This chapter attempts to provide a brief historical account of the various
ways in which animals and companion animals are perceived as contributing to human …

In the Upper Amazon, mestizos are the Spanish-speaking descendants of Hispanic
colonizers and the indigenous peoples of the jungle. Some mestizos have migrated to …

Perpetua's Passion studies the third-century martyrdom of a young woman and places it in
the intellectual and social context of her age. Conflicting ideas of religion, family and gender …

The Dream Experience provides the mental health professional with a systematic scientific
basis for understanding the dream as a psychological event. Milton Kramer's extensive …

Our dreams speak to us in a language all of us can learn. Eloquently written by the dream
specialist of our age, Appreciating Dreams develops a comprehensive technique for …

Over the past few decades, there has been a revolution in scientific knowledge about why
we dream, what's actually happening to the brain when we do, and what the sleeping mind …

Examines the psycho-spiritual benefits of human-companion animal relationships. Early
literature on animal-assisted therapy, or the so-called" human–animal bond", contains …