Joe Griffin reviews past theories and new research findings (which add further
evidence for his own theory) as he tells the riveting story of how he solved the
mystery of our dreams…
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Why does Nature select certain experiences to be the subject of our dreams? Why
do they feel so meaningful to us? And what purpose do they serve?
> Fascinating - makes a lot of sense!
>
> SUPPORT WORKER
WHY TAKE THIS COURSE
The renowned Irish psychologist Joe Griffin’s illuminating lecture answers these
questions and many more as he takes us through the story of how he solved the
mystery of why we dream – and discovered at the same time the significance of
dreaming for our mental health.
In the 20 years since Griffin first published his hypothesis, every new piece of
dream and sleep research has substantiated it – none has contradicted it.
In this talk, he examines the evidence and explains why other dream theories
fail to come up with satisfactory answers. (His own 12 year research project was
prompted by the realisation that the discovery of the REM state in 1953 meant
Freudian and Jungian dream theories were ‘dead in the water’.)
Whilst describing his own experiments and the key ‘light bulb’ moments which
finally helped him solve this age-old mystery, he takes us on a fasincating
exploration of the significance of various scientific findings in the field –
some previously overlooked – before demonstrating how his expectation fulfilment
theory of dreams succinctly pulls them together into a powerful explanation that
makes absolute evolutionary and common sense. Nature, as ever, has been clever
and economical.
> I appreciated how such a complex theory was expressed in a way that anyone
> could relate to and understand. Many Thanks
>
> NIKI
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
* The auto-symbolic process
* Why all dreams have to be metaphorical to prevent false memories building up
* Metaphorical pattern-matching
* Why we evolved to suppress emotions
* Why dreaming was Nature’s way of conserving energy
* Why dreaming evolved to maintain the integrity of mammalian instincts
* The connection between unfulfilled emotional expectations and nightmares
* Dream predictions
* Why all mammals dream
* and more…
WHO IS THIS COURSE SUITABLE FOR?
* If you deal professionally with members of the public in difficult, stressful
circumstances, this course – presented without jargon – is for you
* If you counsel or treat angry people, this training is for you
* If anger is affecting you personally – or you would simply like to deepen
your understanding of anger and its effects – this course will be of benefit
to you too
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The many insights and practical applications that have stemmed from Griffin’s
highly original work intro why we dream have huge significance for us all – and
they have been quietly revolutionising the successful treatment of mental health
and behavioural problems for years through the human givens approach
[https://www.hgi.org.uk/human-givens/about-human-givens-approach] to psychology,
psychotherapy and education, co-founded by Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrrell.