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Dreams…Dreams…
Why do we Why do we dream?dream?
What is a What is a dream that dream that you vividly you vividly remember remember from your from your past? past?
Have you ever heard someone say, Have you ever heard someone say, 'Denial is 'Denial is notnot a river in Egypt'? a river in Egypt'?
Did you ever hear someone say that Did you ever hear someone say that Jake or Jane or someone else is 'anal'? Jake or Jane or someone else is 'anal'?
Have you ever heard someone accused Have you ever heard someone accused of making a of making a 'Freudian slip'? 'Freudian slip'? Or a “Or a “slip slip of the tongue”of the tongue”??
If you have, you are hearing echoes If you have, you are hearing echoes from the ideas of an Austrian physician from the ideas of an Austrian physician by the name of by the name of Sigmund FreudSigmund Freud
Theory #1: Sigmund Freud Theory #1: Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)(1856-1939)
First and foremost in dream First and foremost in dream theory is theory is Sigmund FreudSigmund Freud. .
Considered the father of psychoanalysis
Revolutionized the study of dreams with his book The Interpretation Of Dreams
He called dreams He called dreams “the royal “the royal road to the unconscious.”road to the unconscious.”
We all have desires and urges that are not considered acceptable by society
We hold these back –
repress them
BUT they get released in different ways by our unconscious
One way is through our
dreams
Freud’s Dream Theory: Wish Fulfillment
Dreams function to virtually fulfill: Your unexpressed wishesYour ungratified needs
Dreams are combinations of early and recent experiences involve childhood memories and early parental
relationships
Freud’s View on Freud’s View on How Our Minds How Our Minds Work: Work:
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IDID- unconscious part of the mind - unconscious part of the mind (this part of the mind seeks to bring us (this part of the mind seeks to bring us
pleasure) pleasure) primitive parts of our personality including primitive parts of our personality including
aggression and sexual drives aggression and sexual drives
EGOEGO-conscious part of the mind-conscious part of the mind Decides what to doDecides what to do Aware of realityAware of reality
SUPEREGO-SUPEREGO- unconscious part of the mindunconscious part of the mind ActsActs as our conscienceas our conscience Reminds us of what we should doReminds us of what we should do Stops us from acting out our desiresStops us from acting out our desires
The ID and the The ID and the SUPEREGO are in SUPEREGO are in
constant constant conflict. conflict.
Your Your DESIRESDESIRES tell you to do one tell you to do one thing , while thing , while
SOCIETYSOCIETY tells tells you to do you to do something else.something else.
So…What do Our So…What do Our Dreams Tell Us Dreams Tell Us about Ourselves???about Ourselves???
Dreams reveal what is going on in
your IDID Your unconscious can act out your
hidden desires because you are asleep
BUT – your desires can be so odd and disturbing that your mind might
still “censor” them This results in your dreams being
symbolic Your sleep isn’t disturbed and you
don’t wake up as a result of being
shocked about the images in your dreams
It results in cryptic and
confusing dreams, though
You struggle to remember your dreams because your
SUPEREGO SUPEREGO is
protecting your EGOEGO from these strange desires and images
Your dreams, therefore, have 2 levels: MANIFEST – what you actually
dream about LATENT – what your dream really
means
umbrellas, sticks, poles, trees, (things that penetrate) umbrellas, sticks, poles, trees, (things that penetrate) knives, daggers, lances, sabers, guns, pistols, revolvers, knives, daggers, lances, sabers, guns, pistols, revolvers, (things form which water flow) taps, water cans, springs (things form which water flow) taps, water cans, springs (objects that get longer) balloons, slide rulers, (things (objects that get longer) balloons, slide rulers, (things that defy gravity) airplanes, and snakes, etc.that defy gravity) airplanes, and snakes, etc. Represent: the Represent: the male sex organsmale sex organs
pits, hallows, caves (things that hold things) jars, bottles, pits, hallows, caves (things that hold things) jars, bottles, boxes, chests, coffers, pockets, cupboards, stoves, boxes, chests, coffers, pockets, cupboards, stoves, rooms, (things that hold other things) mouths, doors, rooms, (things that hold other things) mouths, doors, gates, (things that represent breasts) apples, peaches gates, (things that represent breasts) apples, peaches fruits, and (others) woods, shrubs, bushes, etc.fruits, and (others) woods, shrubs, bushes, etc. Represent: the Represent: the female sex organs female sex organs
dancing, riding, climbing, or experiencing some violent dancing, riding, climbing, or experiencing some violent actact Represents: Represents: IntercourseIntercourse
Latent Aspect of Latent Aspect of Dreams: Dreams:
For centuries, we've tried to figure out For centuries, we've tried to figure out just why our brains play these nightly just why our brains play these nightly shows for us. Early civilizations thought shows for us. Early civilizations thought dream worlds were real, physical dream worlds were real, physical worlds that they could enter only from worlds that they could enter only from their dream state. Researchers their dream state. Researchers continue to toss around many theories continue to toss around many theories about dreaming. Those theories about dreaming. Those theories essentially fall into two categories:essentially fall into two categories:
Freud’s Dream Freud’s Dream “Generalities”“Generalities”
What would What would Freud say Freud say about the about the symbolism symbolism in your in your dreams?dreams?
Dream Recall Dream Recall TechniquesTechniques
You have to You have to want to want to remember remember
Reread over Reread over past dreamspast dreams
Be patient and Be patient and do not force a do not force a memorymemory
Keep a journalKeep a journal
Homework!Homework!
Keep a dream journal for the next 4 Keep a dream journal for the next 4 days in which you write down every days in which you write down every dream that you remember from the dream that you remember from the night before and what you think it night before and what you think it means.means.