Using dreams in cognitive behavioral psychotherapy: Theory, method, and examples.

Dream analysis can be a fruitful complementary technique in cognitive–behavioral therapy, providing it is based on a theoretical conception of dreaming and an interpretation method that are both compatible with the principles and methodology of CBT. The present paper first presents some aspects of a cognitive conception of dreaming explaining the occurrence and specificities of dream representations by their production processes. The next section describes an interpretation method that gives the patients the opportunity to find some sources and meanings of their dreams. Finally examples are given of the different ways in which the result of a dream interpretation contributed to therapy. Thanks to their condensed and often exaggerated treatment of a theme, dreams often facilitate becoming aware of cognitive distortions and schemas and help to proceed to cognitive restructuring. They also give to the therapists an opportunity to underline the patient’s resources. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Language Ideologies: Practice and Theory.

Language Ideologies: Practice and Theory. Bambi B. Schieffelin. Kathryn A. Woolard. and Paul V. Kroskrity. eds. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. 338 pp.     

Anti-Racism Education: Theory and Practice.

Anti-Racism Education: Theory and Practice. George J. Sefa Dei. Halifax, Canada: Fernwood Publishing, 1996. 160 pp.     

表观遗传学——理论·方法·研究进展(1)

现代生物（包括人类在内）从祖先基因组中所获得的生长、发育和进化信息并不仅仅是基因序列。在DNA序列不发生变化的条件下,基因表达发生的改变也可以是遗传的,导致表观遗传变异。表观遗传学就指研究不涉及遗传物质核苷酸序列的改变、但可以通过有丝分裂和减数分裂实现代间传递（遗传）的生物现象的遗传学分支领域、从根本上讲,表观遗传是环境因素和细胞内的遗传物质之间发生交互作用的结果,目前表观遗传学研究主要集中在甲基化、小RNA和染色质重塑等方面。副突变、亲代印记、性别相关性基因剂量补偿效应和转基因沉默等是典型的表观遗传现象,相关研究有利于揭示生长发育、杂种优势、作物抗逆和人类疾病等许多生命现象的本质。