Part one of term paper
Lucid dreaming is an issue that has been studied as far back as 1896. A Lucid dream is one in which the dreamer is aware that he/she is dreaming and is sometimes able to take control. Lucid dreams are an actual phenomena that do occur in REM sleep. Dr. van Eeden was the first recorded person to study dreams in which the dreamer is ...

Part two of term paper
... by the dreamer noticing something in the dream that is far too unusual to be real (Blackmore 362). The actual term lucid dreaming was first used by the Dutch psychiatrist Fredrick van Olen in 1913. It simply means "clear dreaming" (Blackmore 363). Surveys and research have shown that 50 percent of all Americans have had at least one lucid dream in their life that they could recall (Lucid Dreaming 365). When a dreamer becomes lucid there are physical changes on the outside of the body and ...