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        process being symbolized in the dream.  The defini-
        tion  of  partial  recall  is  that enough of the dream
        is  recalled  not  only  to  provide  some  knowledge
        of  a  theme  of  the  dream  but  also  to indicate, by
        including some form of transition,  the  flow  of the
        narrative.  This  transition  may  be  minor,  as in the
        example given,  or may be a complete shift of scene
        or circumstance.  A dream recalled qualifies for the
        partial  rating   as  long   as  more  of  the  dream  is
        forgotten   than is recalled.  The subjective impress-
        ion  that  what  is  recalled represents  only a part of
        the  dream,  and  that  what  is  forgotten  represents
        the  majority  of  the  dream,  is the basic subjective
        clue for giving the partial rating.  "I  forgot most of
        the   dream,   but  what   I  do  remember   is .. ." is  a
        typical   statement   by   a   dreamer   having  partial
        recall.
Majority (M):  "I  was running away from  a gangster. He
        was chasing me with  a big gun.  As  I  ran,  I  tripped
        on a log and fell down. I tried to get up but I couldn't
        move,  and  I  was  helpless and afraid.  The gangster
        came  and  stood  over  me,  and  was about to shoot
        when  I  woke up.  There was more to the dream, but
        I  forgot.  I  may  have  stumbled  onto the gangster's
        criminal  activities  which  caused him to chase me."
        The definition of majority recall  is  that at least the
        majority  of   the  dream   is  recalled,   but  there  is
        enough    forgotten    to   arouse   some   frustration,
        because of the feeling that knowledge of the dream
        could  be  significantly  improved  were the missing
        portions recalled. The dividing line between partial
        and majority recall  concerns  the  balance  between
        the  subjective  satisfaction  with  how much was re-
        called  and  the  frustration with what was forgotten.
        When   the   frustration   equals   or   outweighs  the
        satisfaction,   score  the  recall   partial.  When  the
        frustration   is   relatively  minor,   score  the  recall
        majority.
Whole (W):  "I forget how the dream actually begins, but
        as  I  recall,   I  saw   someone   hiding   away   some

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