In this master's thesis, the author focuses on exploring the impact of talking about dreams, whether it causes changes in the fear of intimacy. The theoretical part starts with a critical overview of existing domestic and foreign literature on dreams and intimacy. In the empirical part, the author presents the results of the research, which involved 30 participants. They were randomly assigned to three equally large groups – an experimental, placebo and control group. A precondition for participating in the survey was that the participants were in a relationship. The time frame of the experimental strategy was one month. After an initial measurement of fear of intimacy, the participants in the experimental and placebo group partook in the practical part that included a discussion about dreams and a certain topic in the experimental group, and a discussion about a certain topic in the placebo group. This was followed by the final measurement of fear of intimacy. With the control group only the initial and final measurement were performed, otherwise it received no special treatment. Based on the results, the author of master's thesis found out that the differences between the experimental and placebo group do exist, but they are not statistically significant; therefore, it cannot be generalized about the entire population. At the end of the research, the author asked the participants of the experimental and placebo group for additional explanations and opinions about their participation in the experiment.
The author believes that a conversation about dreams would bring an added value to a therapeutic process.
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