Section 1: General Dream questionnaire PSYC 4400 -- VerWys
1. How often do you remember some part of a dream when you wake up
?
Spring 99 2000
2001
A. Almost Never
7%
8%
6%
B. Seldom, only 1-2 dreams per month.
31%
32% 31%
C. Regularly, 1-2 dreams per week
24%
39% 33%
D. Often, 3-4 dreams per week.
27%
15% 21%
E. Almost Every night, 5-6 dreams per week.
7%
2% 9%
F. Every time I sleep
3%
4% 2%
2. For how long after waking can you remember your dream ?
Spring 99 2000
2001
A. Only a little while, the memory of the dream fades rapidly.
17%
40% 27%
B. An hour or two, I usually forget the dream by mid-morning.
27%
24% 30%
C. Usually until late afternoon I have some recollection of my dream.31
%
21% 23%
D. I can remember my dreams days after they occurred.
24%
15% 19%
3. How much of any particular dream do you think you remember?
Spring 99 2000
2001
A. Only a little bit
10%
16% 15%
B. Most of the large factors, and not many details
17%
19% 44%
C. All the stuff that happened at the end of the dream,(recency effect)
21%
13% 22%
D. I can remember all of the details of my dream completely.
3%
4% 13%
E. I can never remember the dream, only the feeling that I did dream.
0%
2% 3%
4. Dream content: Are your dreams
Spring 99
2000 2001
A. Always about a different topic
48 %
63 % 73%
B. I consistently have the same dream
0 %
4 % 3 %
C. I consistently have one of Three or Four different dreams.
21 %
13 % 9 %
D. I have one recurring dreams, and many others about various topics.31
%
21 % 15 %
5. Which statement best reflects your dreams:
Spring 99
2000
2001
A. I dream in color all the time.
55 %
59 % 45 %
B. Sometimes I dream in color, sometimes I dream in black and white.24
%
9 % 16
%
C. I am not aware of whether I dream in color or black and white.
21 %
32 % 39 %
6. Which of the following events happen in your dreams ?
(check all which apply)
Spring 99
2000
2001
A. Feeling of Flying ___
59 %
36 %
43 %
B. Feeling of Falling ___
55 %
66 %
63 %
C. Being naked in an inappropriate place ___
10 %
28 %
19 %
D. Feeling of quenching your thirst. ___
10 %
14 %
14 %
E. Someone who is close to you dies. ___
45 %
44 %
41 %
F. Failing some type of examination ___
41 %
34 %
33 %
7. Have you ever been able to trace a part of your dream to something that happened on the immediately previous day ?
In Spring 1999, 86 % replied YES
In Spring 2000, 87 % replied YES
In Spring 2001, 82 % replied YES
8. Do you ever have nightmares ?
In Spring 1999, 72 % replied YES
In Spring 2000, 87 % replied YES
In Spring 2001, 91 % replied YES
9. Have you ever associated any of your nightmares with illness or injury that occurred at the same time ?
In Spring 1999, 79 % replied NO
In Spring 2000, 61 % replied NO
In Spring 2001, 53 % replied NO
10. If you are interrupted in the middle of a dream --
Spring 99 2000
2001
A. I will continue the dream if I immediately go back to sleep.
10 %
15 % 22 %
B. I will sometimes continue the dream if I immediately go back to
sleep. 72 %
53 % 50 %
C. I can never get back to dreaming the same dream.
18 %
31 % 25 %
D. I can continue the same dream the next night with no difficulty.
0 % 1 %
3 %
11. I am always a character in my dreams.
In Spring 1999, 86 % replied YES
In Spring 2000, 67 % replied YES
In Spring 2001, 78 % replied YES
12. I am always the main character in my dreams.
In Spring 1999, 62 % replied YES
In Spring 2000, 48 % replied YES
In Spring 2001, 45 % replied YES
13. Some dreams I do not seem to be in at all
In Spring 1999, 21 % replied YES
In Spring 2000, 30 % replied YES
In Spring 2001, 33 % replied YES
N = 30 for Spring 99, N = 80 for Spring 2000, N = 130 for Spring 2001