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What do our dreams represent according to psychodynamic theory?
Our
unconscious
wishes and desires
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How do dreams serve to censor unacceptable wishes?
They present them in
unrecognizable
ways
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What is the role of symbols in dreams?
To hide real meaning from
conscious
awareness
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What does the latent context of a dream
refer
to
?
What the dream is actually about
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What does the
manifest
context
of a
dream
refer
to
?
What the dream appears to be about
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What are unconscious defense mechanisms according to Freud?
They reduce
anxiety
and guilt
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What is repression in the context of dreams?
Putting unwanted thoughts into the
unconscious
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How do repressed desires manifest in dreams?
They return in
disguised
forms
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What is displacement in dreams?
Shifting attention from
important
to unimportant things
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What is secondary elaboration in dream interpretation?
Distortion by the
dreamer's
own interpretation
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What do dream symbols do?
Cloak
true meaning
of the dream
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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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