Municipal
budget educational institution “Gymnasium #3”
Topic of the Research:
“Why do we dream?”
By: Semen Kiselev
Form: 4 V
Guided by:
O.V. Chupina
Gorno-Altaysk, 2015
Content
Introduction……………………………………………………….……………………………………….
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Chapter 1. The Mystery of
Dreams...............................
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1.1 The definition of the “Dreaming”..................................................
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1.2 Reasons of dreaming.........................................................................
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1.3 Types of dreams................................................................................
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1.4 Nightmares.. ......................................................................................
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1.5 Various scripts of human’s dreams................................................
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Chapter 2. Practical work..........................................
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2.1 A survey among the forth-year students of the Gymnasium #3………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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2.2 Recommendation for having good dreams..………………………………
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Conclusion………………………………………………………………………..………………………...
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Bibliography………………………………………………………………….………………………………
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Introduction
My mother usually says me: “You should go to bed
earlier, your sleeping would be better and you will have charming dreams. I was
interested in what “the dreaming” is and what for do we dream? This theme is very topical for my
classmates and for me because we have dreams almost every day but don’t know why
and what for.
So, the aim of my work is to study the meaning of the
dreaming.
The goals of my work are:
1.
to find out and study the definition of the word “Dreaming”;
2.
to study the reasons of dreaming;
3.
to collect information about nightmares and the most common
scripts of dreaming;
4.
to carry out the research: to hold the survey among the students
and teachers of the Gymnasium #3 and give the recommendation.
Methods of the research: survey, analytic investigation, synthesis
Chapter 1. The Mystery of Dreams
1.1
The definition of the “Dreaming”
People usually answer this question:
“What is a dream?” The dictionary defines this word as “a series of thoughts,
images, and feelings that you experience when you are asleep”. In other words
dreams are imaginary sleeping visions.
1.2
Reasons of dreaming
People spend one third of their lives
asleep but they don't fully understand the purpose of dreams. Some people say
that dreams are people's unconscious wishes that they are not allowed to
express in real life. Some scientists think that dreams let us to solve
problems, to create new ideas and to find answers to the most difficult
questions. For example a famous Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleyev invented
the periodic table after he had seen it in his dream.
Nowadays no one knows
for sure why we dream. Scientists have theories about it, but they are still
working to try to figure it out. So we make a list (based on scientist’s works)
of few different ideas about why we might have dreams.
To express deeply hidden worries, wishes, & fears.
To review the events of the day.
To store new memories into our brains, and connect them to old
ones.
To exercise our brains at night.
To form our personality and attitudes.
To improve our mood.
To keep us from sleeping too deeply.
To forget old memories to make room for new ones.
To keep us from going insane.
For no good reason at all; just for fun!
1.3
Types of dreams
Some of our dreams are very strange
and don't make sense at all. When we sleep, some parts of our brain are active
while others are not. The frontal lobes that control emotion and memory are
active, but the parts that control logical thought are not active at all. Our
dreams depend on our emotional state as well. That’s why our dreams are very
different.
When we are depressed, we usually have
dreams which make our sleep worried.
The more we think about a person, the
more likely we are to dream about him.
If we have a lot of problems, we will
continue thinking about them while sleeping. That's why the Chinese say, 'What
you think during the daytime you will dream at night'.
When we fear something, we may have a
nightmare.
1.4
Nightmares
Nightmare is a very upsetting or frightening dream. The dreamer may feel different emotions in a nightmare, such as
anger, sadness or depression, but the most common feeling is fear.
The majority
of children have nightmares between the ages of three or four and seven or
eight. These nightmares are a part of normal development, and do not signal
unusual problems. Nightmares are less common in adults, but they may have
nightmares from time to time too. About 5-lO% have nightmares once a month or
more frequently.
Some
nightmares can be caused by physical conditions such as illness and fever. Many
people have nightmares after traumatic event, such as surgery, the loss of a
loved one or an accident. Other people experience nightmares when they are
undergoing stress in their lives, such as difficulty on the job or with a loved
one, moving, financial problems and so on.
1.5
Various scripts of human’s dreams
People's dreams have
various scripts but there are some common themes. For example most people dream
about flying, being chased, falling or not being able to move. People think
that such dreams want to tell us something about our feature. There are a lot of
books trying to interpret our dreams and to explain what the future holds.
So if we dream about being chased, we are running away
from something in real life.
A dream about crossroads symbolizes that soon
you will have to make an important decision about business or love.
Finding money may symbolize a birth.
Crossing a river means a fundamental change of lifestyle.
Dreaming about a rainbow predicts good news.
If you feel that you are falling it means that you mind about something. You should have a rest.
Dreaming about flying means that you are unhappy and in real life you are finding the
better life for you.
Chapter 2. Practical work
2.1 A survey among the forth-year students of
the Gymnasium #3
I have interested in this question among my
classmates. So, 24 students were interviewed. It turned out that 24 pupils have
dreams. But 16 could not name the reasons of their dreaming. The most popular
dreaming among students is dreaming about falling. 22 children have nightmares.
The survey showed that many students have
nightmares or just bad dreams. So we decided to make a list of recommendation
for having good dreams.
2.2 Recommendation for having good dreams
Go to sleep and wake up at the
same time, even on the weekends.
Get enough sleep. Adults need at least 8 hours. Teens should get
9. Kids need even more.
Of course, your bed and pillow(s) should be comfortable.
The room should not be too hot or too cold
Lighting should be very dim. Try black curtains, or sleep masks.
Radios and T.V.s are very disruptive to sleep, even if
you believe they make you sleep better!
Don’t use stimulants, such as colas, chocolate, tea, coffee too
close to bed time.
Exercise each day, but no hard exercise within 6 hours of bedtime.
A light snack may help you to fall asleep.
Try to avoid lying awake in bed.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I would like to say that
almost every day we see any dreams. It is interesting to know what they mean.
There may be hidden secrets that are planted in our mind that we are trying to
forget; possibly with a little dream interpretation we may be able to free our
mind of any untold stories. Our dreams are not always good, so we should pay
more attention to make our sleeping better, because it affects the success in
our life as long as we are not asleep.
Bibliography
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