ABSTRACT

This chapter determines the relationship between what a person dreams while he is asleep and recalls in the morning and his behavior and personality in waking life. It describes the specific variables that constitute the character of a pedophile (child molester) and to attempt to discover the origin of his sexual preoccupations and outlets. The chapter presents a content analysis without any knowledge of the dreamer except for his age and sex. It provides that Freudian theory has been used because it seemed to provide the kinds of constructs which were most useful in describing the dreamer's personality. The chapter represents a wide assortment of data the kind of evidence that helps to increase our understanding of a person whose life and whose self-revelations appeared to merit this special attention. It also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.