Psychoanalytic

    Cards (12)

    • What do our dreams represent according to psychodynamic theory?
      Our unconscious wishes and desires
    • How do dreams serve to censor unacceptable wishes?
      They present them in unrecognizable ways
    • What is the role of symbols in dreams?
      To hide real meaning from conscious awareness
    • What does the latent context of a dream refer to?

      What the dream is actually about
    • What does the manifest context of a dream refer to?

      What the dream appears to be about
    • What are unconscious defense mechanisms according to Freud?
      They reduce anxiety and guilt
    • What is repression in the context of dreams?
      Putting unwanted thoughts into the unconscious
    • How do repressed desires manifest in dreams?
      They return in disguised forms
    • What is displacement in dreams?
      Shifting attention from important to unimportant things
    • What is secondary elaboration in dream interpretation?
      Distortion by the dreamer's own interpretation
    • What do dream symbols do?
      Cloak true meaning of the dream
    • What are the strengths and weaknesses of Freud's dream theory?
      Strengths:
      • Major impact on society
      • Dreams relate to everyday anxieties

      Weaknesses:
      • Not all psychoanalysts agree
      • Unsatisfactory explanation of nightmares
      • Relies too much on case studies
      • Interpretation is highly subjective
      • Too complex to be accurate
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