title: Unconscious cathexis of dream symbols as measured by the Kahn Test of Symbol Arrangement.
abstract: This study measured unconscious cathexis and conscious association with dream content, using the Kahn Test of Symbol Arrangement (KTSA), with subjects reporting recurring, past-recurring, and nonrecurring dreams. Unconscious cathexis of dream content was noted for recurring dreamers; conscious association with dream content was not. The results suggest that the KTSA is a valuable instrument for the empirical study of unconscious processes and that the contents of recurring dreams are particularly salient in a dreamer's unconscious.
authors.affiliation: Georgia State University.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Craddick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002409:Cathexis; D004325:Dreams; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D009949:Orientation; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011386:Projective Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D012008:Recurrence; D013561:Symbolism; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology