Hearing impairment and nightmares: a theoretical insight

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2015

Autores

Rego, MF (Autor) Outra; Ivone Duarte (Autor) FMUP; Rui Nunes (Autor) FMUP

Revista

Título: SpringerPlus

Vol. 4

Páginas: 1-8

ISSN: 2193-1801

Editora: Springer Science+Business Media

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ID Authenticus: P-00K-0NB

DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-1579-1

Abstract (EN): The aim of this article is to address the issue of nightmares in the deaf population, given that there are no documented studies on this matter to the best of our knowledge. The study of nightmares in the deaf population is of high relevance given their specific characteristics (impossibility of verbalisation) and the lack of studies with this population. Nightmares are dreams of negative content that trigger an awakening associated with a rapid return to a full state of alert and a persistent feeling of anxiety and fear, which may cause significant distress. Various studies show that the deaf population has dreams with more negative imagery and emotions, are more exposed to interpersonal traumas and have higher rates of dissociation, than hearing people. These concepts seem to be connected given that, in the presence of traumatic events, dissociation may act as a defence mechanism and nightmares may operate as an adaptive coping strategy.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 8