9.2.1 Freud’s Theory of Dreaming

• Who proposed that dreams are a gateway to unconscious desires and unresolved conflicts?

  Sigmund Freud
• The surface level of a dream that we remember upon waking is called the manifest content.
• What does the latent content of a dream represent according to Freud?

  Unconscious desires
• Freud believed that dreams act as a form of wish fulfillment, where repressed desires are expressed symbolically.
• What is the term for the literal narrative of a dream that we remember upon waking?

  Manifest content
• The symbolic meaning hidden beneath the surface of a dream is called the latent content.
• Wish fulfillment in dreams expresses our deepest desires, often in disguised forms.
• Which technique did Freud suggest to uncover the latent content of dreams?

  Free association
• Dream work processes include condensation, displacement, symbolism, and secondary revision.
• Match the type of dream content with its description:

  Manifest Content ↔️ The literal storyline of the dream

  Latent Content ↔️ The underlying symbolic meaning
• Freud believed that interpreting the latent content of dreams could resolve underlying conflicts.
• The symbolic meaning hidden beneath the surface of a dream is referred to as the latent content.
• What is the concept that dreams express our deepest wishes in disguised forms called?

  Wish fulfillment
• Order the processes involved in dream work according to Freud's theory.

  1️⃣ Condensation

  2️⃣ Displacement

  3️⃣ Symbolism

  4️⃣ Secondary revision
• Which technique involves freely connecting thoughts and emotions associated with a dream's elements?

  Free association
• What is the central concept of Freud's theory of dreams?

  Wish fulfillment
• Dream work involves processes like condensation, displacement, symbolism, and secondary revision
• What is the purpose of free association in dream analysis?

  Uncover latent content
• Match the type of dream content with its description:

  Manifest Content ↔️ Surface narrative of the dream

  Latent Content ↔️ Underlying symbolic meaning
• The latent content of a dream represents repressed desires and fears
• What does wish fulfillment in dreams refer to?

  Satisfying unconscious desires
• Order the processes involved in dream work:

  1️⃣ Condensation

  2️⃣ Displacement

  3️⃣ Symbolism

  4️⃣ Secondary revision
• Free association is used to uncover the latent content by connecting thoughts and emotions associated with dream elements.
• What might dreaming about being naked in public symbolize according to Freud's theory?

  Vulnerability or exposure
• Dreams have two types of content: manifest and latent
• What does latent content represent in dreams?

  Unconscious desires and fears
• Manifest content is remembered upon waking, while latent content requires interpretation.
• What might dreaming about flying symbolize according to Freud?

  Desire for freedom
• The unconscious mind is the reservoir of repressed desires, unresolved conflicts, and hidden emotions
• Unconscious processes are automatic, intuitive, and below awareness.
• Why is understanding the unconscious crucial in dream interpretation?

  To uncover hidden desires
• Freud believed that dreams use symbols to represent unconscious desires and conflicts
• What might a snake symbolize in a dream according to Freud?

  Repressed sexual desires
• The technique used to uncover the latent content of dreams by connecting thoughts and emotions is called association
• Manifest content refers to the symbolic meaning hidden in a dream.

  False
• The symbolic meaning of a dream that represents repressed desires is known as latent content.
• What concept suggests that dreams express our deepest wishes in disguised forms?

  Wish fulfillment
• List the processes involved in dream work according to Freud in the correct order.

  1️⃣ Condensation

  2️⃣ Displacement

  3️⃣ Symbolism

  4️⃣ Secondary revision
• Free association is used to transform latent thoughts into manifest narratives.

  False
• The surface narrative of a dream that we remember is called the manifest content.