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In continuance of the previous article on this subject (Zeitschrift 1935, XVI, p. 373) emphasis is laid upon the phenomenology of dreams, necessitating a description of the various types of dreams, their origin, etc. Copious references are given to the literature. It is pointed out that a timely knowledge of the symptoms referred to in a dream might put the physicians on guard against their development. The dream life of chronic alcoholism, of delirium tremens, deserves study. Characterology finds its expression in dream life and demands further study. Have Freud's 'libidinal types' any characteristic dream life? A more extensive collection is required of dreams during the course of psycho-analytic treatment and their occurrence at definite stages of treatment. An example is given of a dream related at the first session.
Although this practical consideration of dream life may seem lifeless compared with Freud's 'Dream Interpretation', the work must be undertaken. Dreams may throw light upon physiological changes. Do dreams change during and after organo-therapy or after transplantation of testicles or ovaries? The article concludes with a detailed scheme, under thirteen headings, for the psychopathology of the dream.