definition   of    the   indefinite   category   involves
        minimal recall  of  at least some content ("distress,"
        "image  of  threatening  face"),  but  no  recall of the
        theme  of  the  dream,  or what the dream was about.
        Indefinite  recall  represents  an  improvement over
        awareness, in that at least some content is recalled.
        Recall of feelings,  moods or images— any type of
        specific content—qualifies for the indefinite rating.
        There may be two  or more related recollections on
        a  single  morning,  but  if  they  together provide no
        knowledge  of   what  the  dream   was   about,   they
        qualify as one instance of indefinite recall.
Fragmentary(F):  "All  I  could recall was the feeling of
        distress;  I  was  running  away  from  something  or
        someone  who  was  chasing  me."  Here  a theme of
        the dream is recalled— being chased. There may be
        other   themes   in    the   dream   which   cannot   be
        recalled,  but  what  is  recalled  does  provide some
        knowledge  of  what  the dream was about,  which is
        the  basis  of  the  definition   of   the   fragmentary
        rating.  Instances  of  fragmentary  recall represent
        an  improvement  over  cases  of indefinite recall in
        that  the  content  remembered  conveys  knowledge
        of   what   the   dream   was   about.   To   qualify   as
        fragmentary,  there  should  be at least some know-
        ledge of the theme of the dream.  Yet,  at  the most,
        fragmentary  is  used  only   so   long   as   what   is
        recalled  consists  primarily  of  a  single "frame" of
        the  dream—that is,  when not enough is recalled to
        provide  any  "flow"  to  the  story,  when there is no
        "and then" to indicate transition.
Partial (P): "The feeling of distress.  I was running away
        from someone. (And then)  I fell down and was very
        frightened, because (and then)  I  couldn't move and
        was helpless."  This  example  shows  some  flow to
        the dream narrative, from running,  to  falling  down
        and  being paralyzed.  Little  of  the  dream  may  be
        recalled,  but  there is enough recalled  to indicate a
        transition  which  would   provide  some  knowledge
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