Dreams and the Unconscious Mind
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Dreams
Are dreams just the interpretation of the human unconcious mind? Do the dreams humans have represent unfulfilled wishes in there unconcious mind? Are feelings of de ja vue just those unconcious thoughts coming out in dreams and as such being thought of as all ready living that specific moment? All good questions that have plauged pyschologist since the age of Freud. Dreams have been seen in different ways by many different people. Some say that there are signs in dreams that point toward things that my happen in life such as omens. Other psychologist such as Freud say that dreams are just representations of our uncoucious minds at work. The world renowned psycologist also goes on to say, "Dreams are just unfulfilled wishes in our minds that come out in our dreams also known as our inhibitions (Freud 12). Dreams are so vast and come in so many forms, but the more they are studied they all point to Freuds view on the uncocious mind just trying to get out.
Dreams occur when a person is just barely sleeping. Thier are five stages to sleep, the first being fully awake, the second stage which is barely asleep is where the dreams occur. At this stage in sleep people have what is called REM. REM stands for Rapid Eye Movement which means the eyes are moving at a fast pace. When observed on an electrode machine the subject has a lot of alpha movement in the brain(Lefton 123). Alpha waves represent a large firing of nuerons in the brain. This indicates that thoughts are being processed. Durring the last stage of sleep the person shows delta waves occupy the movement in the brain(Lefton 123). Delta waves are long drawn out waves with a slow increase and a slow decrease in the peak. This means that the brain is only conducting i...
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...nclusions out of. The first dream dealt with the want to win a championship in soccer. The conclusions that I drew from the dream was that she was a motivated person who plays soccer, but having never won a state championship caused her do have the dream to fulfill her need to win a championship. However the second dream dealt with marriage. This dream was a little harder to put a finger on. The dream vary vivid and even included a few descriptions of people there. To me the dream was just easing her desire to get married at this point in life. This was an unconcious wish she had in her mind. When I asked her about marriage she replied, "I havent talked about it with any one but a couple of days ago I was thinking about it." Ozimok then went on to say" I cant believe how accurate the dream was in comparison to what I was thinking about only a few days ago (Ozimok)."
In this essay, the author
- Explains freud's hypothesis that dreams are just reflections of our unconcious wants and needs.
- Describes examples of dreams being uncocious thoughts found in the bible. they have an interview with their pastur this friday after church.
- Explains how they used a close friend named megan ozimok as their patient. they had her set her alarm clock for certain times to hit those times that she would be in the dream cycle.
- Explains that dreams are just the interpretation of the human unconcious mind.
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- Mental Experiences On Dreams: The Comprehension Of Dreamsanalytical essayThe Comprehension of Dreams Julia Humphrey University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire Abstract Dreams are conventionally known as mental experiences during REM sleep and are very realistic for individuals while dreaming, making up an “imaginary world” subconsciously. Theorists such as Sigmund Freud, Rosalind Cartwright, J. Allan Hobson, and Michelle Carr all study different aspects of dreams and even create theories regarding them. As said before, dreams most commonly take place in the REM stage of sleep, but are also capable of occurring in other stages too. Results from these studies show that dreams are not always retained, making it hard to understand them fully.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that dreaming is a mental experience during rem sleep. theorists such as sigmund freud, rosalind cartwright, j. allan hobson, and michelle carr study different aspects of dreams.
- Analyzes how freud believes it is impossible to analyze dreams if they occur unconsciously and are not always comprehended.
- Analyzes how michelle carr studies dreams in the article, it was just a dream... and talks about the recovery of dreams, even when they aren't remembered.
- Explains sigmund freud's study of dreams, which is said to fill nonconscious urges, and latent content, hidden meaning of the event within the plot.
- Explains rosalind cartwright's contribution to the study of dreams. she suggested that dreams can give a pathway to work through everyday problems and emotional issues.
- Explains that hobson and his colleagues have gone against this study to say that dreams are the by-product of bursts of activity from subcortical areas in the brain.
- Explains that dreams are not as delusional as they are often perceived to be. however, dreams outside of rem sleep are less realistic and vivid, visual, or emotional.
- Explains that dreams are not taken seriously in western cultures, but other non-western societies use them as a crucial role to the discovery of information about oneself.
- Explains that dreams are within each individual's mind, but there are common dreams that people tend to have. potentially negative or traumatic events, sexual experiences, falling, studying, being late, dying, and insects are some of the common topics.
- Explains that dreams revolve around current issues hidden under the surface of each individual, along with culture playing an impact with the types of dreams that occur.
- Explains that psychology: themes and variations, ninth edition. wadsworthfreud, s. (2010). the interpretation of dreams.
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- Explains that everyone in the world has had at least one dream in their lifetime. most people don't think much about the dreams they have, unless they are recurring.
- Explains freud's idea that understanding our dreams can help us understand ourselves, and live a much happier and fulfilled life.
- Explains that freud used three different sources to study dreams, namely the dreams and thoughts of his patients, and the concepts of philosophers and psychologists who had studied dreams throughout time.
- Explains freud's concerns about the complication of the dream-processes of patients undergoing psychoanalytical treatment. he worried that his patients would leave out parts of their dreams if they found them embarrassing or private.
- Analyzes how freud felt that he had to rely upon his own dreams because of the difficulties of studying other people's dreams.
- Explains freud's ability to disprove his own ideas by studying the ideas of aristotle, hildebrandt, and strumpell.
- Explains freud's belief that everything in dreams were things that had been previously seen or experienced in waking life.
- Explains that external stimuli are anything outside of the body which can affect the sleeper's senses.
- Explains that many dreams are based on events that bother or stress the individual; exaggerating or magnifying insignificant problems or incidences. if people took more time to consider the meaning behind the dreams they have, dream interpretation could help resolve issues in our awaken lives.
862 wordsRead More - Dreams and Dreamingexplanatory essayThroughout history, numerous people have studied the human body and its many functions. One area of the body that causes much confusion and controversy is the mind. Many parts of the brain baffle scientists, but a specific aspect of the mind that is fascinating and puzzling is dreams and their functions. It is surprising that an average person dreams for at least six years of their life, but scientists still do not know the role of dreaming (Shaw). Several theories have been presented to provide a reason for dreaming, and attempt to explain what most do not understand. Although dream research has been prominent lately, no agreement has been reached on which theory is correct on the purpose of dreams. Some believe that dreams are only simulations created by the sleeping mind with no actual purpose, but others believe that dreams are psychologically important.
In this essay, the author
- Explains sigmund freud's theory that dreams are representations of unconscious desires, based on sexual longing and unrevealed psychological meaning.
- Explains that many people have studied the human body and its many functions, but a specific aspect of the mind is fascinating and puzzling.
- Explains how carl jung and freud's views on dreams differed. jung believed that dreams were a way for the unconscious mind to connect with the conscious mind.
- Describes the four conceptual uses of dreams in psychotherapy.
1028 wordsRead More - Dream Analysis and Theory Essayanalytical essayOver the two weeks in which we logged our dreams and sleep schedules, I made some very interesting discoveries and self-revelations. Many of these ideas come from related symbols each dream share. Before we can start to dismantle these dreams, their relations to one another and myself, allow me to tell you about each one.
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- Explains that they made some interesting discoveries and self-revelations over the two weeks they logged their dreams and sleep schedules. many of these ideas come from related symbols each dream share.
- Narrates how the second dream, which they managed to record, was distressing compared to the very first.
- Narrates how they had a comical but unsettling dream that began with calling their cousin while sitting out on the front porch.
- Narrates how they had another unsettling dream about a friend who was unable to connect with anyone in the waking world.
- Narrates how they woke up after spotting a large group of cops beside their house. disgruntled and worried for their safety, they went back inside. the two criminals threatened and even shot them.
- Analyzes how unheard conversations correlate with real life. phones reflected the influence of someone despite distance, or even a lack of communication.
- Opines that dreams are a combination of our mind laying out our feelings and thoughts to us, along with memories of things.
827 wordsRead More - Unconcious Dreamingexplanatory essayUnconcious Dreaming There are many facts that are unknown about the mind. For centuries, philosophers and scientists have tried to understand how it works. We have learned that the mind has a number of different levels of processing. Before Sigmund Freud “nearly all the previous research and theorizing of psychologists had dealt with conscious, such as perception, memory, judgment, and learning“ (Hunt185). Freud brought forth a number of theories that dealt with “the unconscious and its crucial role in human behavior”(Hunt 185).
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- Explains that dreams are a conscious series of images that occur during sleep. they reflect every part of who the dreamer is.
- Explains that dream interpretation is the royal road to the knowledge of the unconscious in mental life.
- Explains that dreams represent different areas of one's life that deal with one’s physical, mental, and emotional being. they can offer an escape to individuals who need relief from their everyday problems.
- Explains that hypnotherapy cannot be given during this state of mind because the person is fully aware of what is going on around them.
- Describes psychoanalytic therapy as a treatment that psychologists use for helping people overcome mental, physical and emotional torment.
- Describes hypnotherapy as a form of therapy that uses the subconscious and dreaming to understand and analyze what the patient's problem could be.
- Analyzes how a therapist could mislead patients into believing that there is hidden meaning to an event or thought.
- Explains that hypnosis has slipped quietly and discreetly into the clinical mainstream since world war ii. it can help the patient live a more fulfilling life with new confidence about themselves and the world.
- Explains freud, s., the interpretations of dreams, new york: random house.
- Explains jung, c. on the nature of dreams. jungian psychology articles web site.
- Explains loftus, e.f., and zanni, g. eyewitness testimony: the influence of the wording of a question.
- Explains that the unconscious is a storage area for information that is not being used. dreams can relay to people facts about their lives that they are not even aware of.
- Explains that dreams have both metaphysical and physical existence. thoughts are not physical in nature, but the brain must go through chemical and hormonal changes.
- Explains that people have a certain fear about dreams because they are part of the unconscious and out of their control.
- States that rosalind cartwright calls dreaming one's "internal therapist." dreams can represent many different areas of people’s lives, and can relay things to a person that he or she is not even aware of.
- States cartwright, j., and lamberg, l. crisis dreaming: using your dreams to solve your problems.
3036 wordsRead More - Dreams Essaycomparative essayThe word dream has many meanings most people know dreams as events that play in people's minds that occur during sleep. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary describes it as, “A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.” In the ancient times, many civilizations thought of dreams as omens of the future, while others believed that their soul would travel (Rathus 158). Dreams are like movies they range in characters, the impossible can happen, and sometimes they are in black and white or seem to be in slow motion. Dreams occur mostly during the REM (rapid eye movement) stage of sleep. During this stag...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that dreams are a fascinating and puzzling topic, since the ancient times people have analyzed and researched dreams.
- Explains that dreams are events that play in people's minds that occur during sleep. they range in characters, the impossible can happen, and sometimes are in black and white.
- Explains freud's theory that dreams are unconscious fantasies and urges that people would normally avoid. neuropsychologist mark solms agrees.
- Explains that freud's theories are widely known, but there are many theories that go against his beliefs. the most popular theory is that dreams are thoughts of the day.
- Explains that nakabi normu, a tibetan master and professor, incorporates this theory with his own.
- Explains that all the visions that we see in our lifetime are like a big dream. if we examine them well, there is no difference between them.
- Explains that several dream researchers and psychoanalysts agree that dreams are a reflection of the dreamer's personality.
- Explains that the problem-solving theory, which views dreams as a way to solve everyday problems, has been debunked.
- Concludes that many scientists believe that dreaming is a biological process, and nothing more than the brain creating "images with feelings."
- Explains that there are many types of dreams that people have, such as normal dreams, nightmares, daydreams and lucid dreams.
- Concludes dreams are visual images with sensory perception and emotions that occur during the rem stage of sleep. freud theorized that dreams were unconscious wishes and urges, but it was debunked later on.
1519 wordsRead More - Sigmund Freud's Interpretation Of Dreams Essayanalytical essayOne dynamic of Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytical practice of study is dreams and the implicit meanings they may hold. He even wrote a book on this fascination called, The Interpretation of Dreams, where he strategically dissected each of the mind’s processes while in the resting state, that are commonly referred to as dreams (Cervone & Pervin, 2013). He distinctively linked dreams with workings by the unconscious mind, which is the deepest level of thinking, where it possesses thoughts and processes that the individual may not even be aware of their existence. Sometimes these containments can be accessed, but not usually, only in special circumstances like hypnosis. The unconscious is also significant because it contains symbols, which may be
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes sigmund freud's psychoanalytical practice of study of dreams and the implicit meanings they may hold.
- Explains that they dreamt that their boyfriend's brother created a facebook account for them to share, but they were hesitant of accessing it. the awkwardness and hesitance they felt in their dream could signify their unwillingness to try new things.
- Explains how the researchers hypothesized that dreams were linked to the conscious memory, controlled by the amygdala, by performing tests on the manifest content of dreams.
- Explains that the brain doesn't try to fix incongruences that occur within the dream that make it seem strange and bizarre.
- Explains that their article helps them identify their dreaming pattern and what the events that partake and their feelings actually symbolize to find their meanings.
- Explains cervone, pervin, l.a., and fosse, m. (2001). personality theory and research.
1401 wordsRead More - Dream Theoriesexplanatory essayDREAMS Theories attempting to explain the origin and functions of REM sleep include: (1) that REM sleep provides stimulation for the development of the brain; (2) that it performs a chemical restoration function, since during REM dreaming neuro-protein synthesis occurs along with the restoration of other depleted brain chemicals; (3) that it provides oculomotor (eye movement) coordination, since during non-REM sleep the eyes move independently of each other; (4) that it provides a vigilance function, since REM sleep (stage I) is characterized by a level of consciousness close to the awakened state; (5) in a more recent and controversial theory, REM dreaming performs a neurological erasure function, eliminating extraneous information build-up in the memory system; and (6) that, in a more cognitive psychological explanation, REM dreaming enhances memory storage and reorganization. Contrary to popular belief, dreaming is not caused by eating certain foods before bedtime, nor by environmental stimuli during sleeping. Dreaming is caused by internal biological process.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that rem sleep provides stimulation for the development of the brain and performs a chemical function.
- Explains that random stimuli are sent to cortical areas of the brain every 90 minutes.
- Explains that the higher cortical brain tries to make sense of the stimuli.
- Opines that the most significant controversy centers on the question of whether dreams exist.
- Explains that dreamer experiences in life, and that the function of such dreams is to facilitate the emotional.
- Explains how dreams are different from mental processes during the waking state in studies.
- Explains that rem sleep (stage i) is characterized by a level of consciousness close to the awakened state.
- Analyzes how research continues on the variations in dream recall. artists tend to recall more dreams than scientists.
- Explains that lucid dreaming, the ability of dreamers to become aware of and to control their dreams, is the focus of some current research.
682 wordsRead More - Dreams And Psychology: The Process Of Dreamsexplanatory essayThe Process of Dreams Some desire, while others remember. History, sleep cycle, and nightmares all come together to make the mystical vision called dreams. Did you ever wonder why we dream? Why do we always have that one same dream?
In this essay, the author
- Explains that history, sleep cycle, and nightmares all come together to make the mystical vision called dreams.
- Explains that dreams have been known in different cultures to solve problems, predict diseases, and even help with war strategies. romans believed that what passes through the portal of dreams seem to surface the conscious world and conflict trouble.
- Explains that freud called dreams the "royal road to the unconscious" and altered his book interpretations of dreams eight times.
- Explains that carl jung, a swiss psychiatrist, disagreed with freud's conceptions of the unconscious, which caused their friendship to end after five years. jung believed that dreams could have many different reasons.
- Explains that most dreams occur when one is asleep, but there are two main sleep categories: non-rapid eye movement (nrem, stages 1-3), and rapid eye movements (rem).
- Explains that in rem, arms and legs become paralyzed just to protect the sleeper from sudden jumps or any possible injuries.
- Explains that dream interpretation is where you go searching for the meaning of the dream. it helps you put the pieces together to collect a thought.
947 wordsRead More - Psychology: Dreams And Dreamingopinionated essayPsychology: Dreams and Dreaming Dreams, a nightly gift and a part of the natural process of being alive, are being rediscovered by our publisher. The meaning and value of your dreams will vary according to what you and your society decide. Our society is changing. We used to only value dreams in the context of psychotherapy. There are also a few assumptions about dreams.
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- Explains that there are a few assumptions about dreams. one is that you are always the final.
- Opines that dreams come in the service of wholeness and health.
- Explains that there are certain stages in the dream cycle.
- Opines that it will take a loud noise or disturbance to wake you up.
- Opines that a minority of lucid dreams are the result of returning to reality.
- Explains that rem sleep occurs in the second half of the night.
- Explains that most muscles of the body are paralyzed in rem sleep to prevent us from sleeping.
- Analyzes how the eeg shows spiky rapid alpha waves in the first stage of sleep.
- Explains that the theta waves gradually decrease and are mixed on eeg tracing.
- Explains that after 90 minutes or so of sleep, most of it spent in stage 3-4, the rest of the time was spent sleeping.
- Explains that slackening of the muscle under the chin is a reliable signal.
- Narrates how one wakes up sweaty, short of breath, and with a frightening feeling.
- Opines that some experts say, when a child is indeed powerless, he is at the mercy of the world.
- Explains that sleepers may rouse with a bloody slumber of stage 3-4.
- Explains that he may also walk or talk in his sleep.
- Explains that night terrors are short, lasting only a minute or 2.
- Opines that a message dream will come in the form of an e-mail.
- Opines that some people dream only a few times per year, or not at all.
- Opines that animals do not eat animals.
- Explains that becoming blind after the age of 7 sees in dreams even after an interval of 20-30
- Opines that a person who cannot hear often has visions in their dreams.
- Opines that we have nothing to lose in developing our theory.
- Opines that there is no such thing as a dream with one meaning.
- Opines that low level lucidity makes one aware that they are dreaming, but not enough to realize that the people are asleep.
- Explains that in dreams, you might commit acts you would never do in your waking life, and it is natural to put those acts into the back of your mind rather than confront them.
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