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A quantitative study was made of the dreams of eighteen patients with gastro-intestinal symptoms undergoing analysis. The dynamic content of the dreams was correlated with organic symptoms and the dreams classified according to the following types: satisfied receptive, inhibited receptive, satisfied taking, inhibited taking, satisfied giving,
inhibited giving, satisfied attacking, inhibited attacking, satisfied retaining, inhibited retaining.
The significant findings may be summarized as follows: The number of retentive dreams is relatively small in all cases. Peptic ulcer cases have intense intaking tendencies, both passive receiving and aggressive taking, marked by much conflict and frequent compensatory giving. Chronic diarrhoea sufferers shew intense intaking tendencies with more passive receiving than aggressive taking, and much compensatory giving, resembling peptic ulcer patients in their conflict about intaking. The latter compensate more by activity in actual life, the former symptomatically. The patients with constipation have the strongest retentive tendencies and an aggressive eliminating urge, with less conflict about intaking than those having peptic ulcer and diarrhoea.
This quantitative method furnishes a reliable means of estimating the intensity of dynamic tendencies when used in connection with thorough and competent analysis.