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feelings, whereas the Hall experience was rated most highly for providing an
intellectual understanding of the dream experience. Perhaps as
a consequence of this difference, people in the Peris group were
more impressed with the meaningfulness of dreams, while
people in the Hall group were more concerned, relative to the
way they answered the other questions, about making the
appropriate changes in their lives.
Most generally, the results of this research support the value of investigating differences in responses of dreamers to various modes of dream interpretation. Such research should study separately the various components of the possible effects of dream interpretation in order to discover which dream interpretation methods are best suited to achieve the particular results required. For example, an affectual approach may be the best way to convince a person that his dreams are meaningful, while a cognitive approach may be needed to help the person formulate plans for behavioral change. But rather than promoting competition among various schools of dream theory, we hope that our efforts here will encourage further research in the area of dream interpretation, generally leading to a better understanding of how to utilize the potential value of dreams. References1. Faraday, A. Dream power. New York: Berkeley Publishing Corp., 1972. 2. Hall, C. The meaning of dreams. New York: McGraw Hill, 1953. 3. Hall, C., & Van de Castle, R. The content analysis of dreams. New York: Appleton Century Croft, 1966. 4. Heuscher, J.E. "The existential dimension in a dream." Comprehensive Psychiatry, 1969, 10, 302-313. 5. Jones, R.M. The new psychology of dreaming. New York: Viking, 1970. 6. Peris, F. Gestalt therapy verbatim. Lafayette, Calif.: Real People Press, 1969.  79
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