Psychoanalytically-based scales for the analysis of emotional and cognitive contents of dreams are described. Data for inter-scorer reliability and agreement are presented for each of three series of dreams. Prior to scoring each set, the raters underwent extensive training with the Dream Scales. The data indicate that inter-scorer reliability may decrease over time, but that with training, reliabilities and coefficients of agreement are sufficiently high to warrant further exploration of the utility of the scales.
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