Prof. YU Kai Ching, CalvinCalvinProf. YU Kai Ching2017-11-272017-11-272010Dreaming, Dec 2010. Vol. 20(4), p. 254-279.1053-07971573-3351http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/4794The present study investigated the recurrence of typical dreams and refined Yu's measures for assessing the delusional inclination during dreaming. The Dream Themes Inventory, which consists of typical, delusional, appetitive-instinctual dream themes, was administered to 608 participants. The results indicate that some dream motifs are not only shared by a majority of people but also regularly recur within a person. Moreover, this study demonstrates that virtually all types of delusions and paranoid suspiciousness—including grandiose, persecutory, religious, somatic, jealous, and erotomanic delusions—can be observed in dreams. In addition to fine-tuning Yu's previous Ego Ideal, Grandiosity, and Persecution scales, Erotomania, Appetite-instinct, and Sensorimotor Excitement scales were developed to supplement the assessment of the intrinsic predispositions that modulate dream content. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)enPeer Reviewed Journal Article10.1037/a0020879