very definite guidelines to follow in using the ratings.
There are seven categories, or rating values, in this
system: Zero (0), Awareness (A), Indefinite (I),
Fragmentary (F), Partial (P), Majority (M), and
Whole (W). Here are the explanations and guidelines for
using this system:

Zero (0) "I don't recall dreaming at all." This is the
        easiest category to define, and is used on those
        mornings when you awaken with no recollection of
        dreaming. Not only are you unable to recall a
        dream, but also you have no recollection of having
        dreamed at all.
Awareness (A): "I know I was dreaming, but I can't
        recall anything of the dream itself." The awareness
        rating (A) is used on those mornings when there is
        awareness of having dreamed but without any
        recall of the dream. Both the zero and awareness
        categories apply to mornings without any dream
        recall, but the awareness category is different in
        that it represents at least an awareness that there
        was dreaming. We've all had mornings when we
        wake up, and then go about our business, without
        any awareness whatsoever that we might have
        been dreaming that night; or mornings when we
        wake up, hoping to have had a dream, but find not
        even the slightest clue to suggest that we have
        been dreaming— these mornings would receive the
        zero rating. On the other hand, we've often
        awakened with the feeling that we were dreaming,
        but try as we might, we can't retrieve even the
        vaguest memory of the dream. These mornings
        receive the awareness rating. Awareness morn-
        ings represent a seemingly small, but nevertheless
        significant, improvement over zero mornings in
        terms of attunement to dreams.
Indefinite (I): "I know I was dreaming, yet all I can recall
        is the vague feeling of distress (or, "... all I can
        recall is the image of a threatening face . . . "), and
        I don't know what the dream was about." The

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