In Search for New Methodological Bases in Psychoanalysis-based Literary Studies: Sleep Disorder and Moral Awareness
Abstract
This research seeks to examine sleep disorder and moral well-being in one’s locale. Along with the search for new methodological bases in literary and psychoanalytic studies, it is to explore the reasons behind sleep disorders and, with the help of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, to identify suitable treatments. A personal interview comprising eight diagnostic and therapeutic items was designed and administered to a diverse personal sample with varying ages, education levels, marital statuses, years of experience, and life hardships. Both the clean-up and information consolidation theories proposing that sleep allows the brain to self-clean and remove waste and toxins produced during the day (Nedergaard, 2013) and individuals sleep to consolidate knowledge they acquire during the day (McGaugh, 2007) were based on. In Macbeth, Lady Macbeth experiences different forms of sleep disturbances; namely, sleepwalking and talking in sleep. A careful examination of this play revealed that natural order is connected to sleep (cf. Smith, 2016), which helps the brain get ready for the upcoming day and process information from the previous one. A significant finding of this research is that unnatural arrangement in different demographic traits could be a reason for sleep disorder. The anticipated treatment might involve efforts to eliminate sleep disorders, restructure lifestyles, utilize sleep medications, and cease engaging in criminal activities.
How to Cite This Article
Rawan M Abu Samahdaneh, Mohammad Amin Hawamdeh (2026). In Search for New Methodological Bases in Psychoanalysis-based Literary Studies: Sleep Disorder and Moral Awareness . International Journal of Social Science Exceptional Research (IJSSER), 5(4), 44-50.