dreamwork

• what is dreamwork?

  process in which latent content (hidden wish) is transferred into manifest content (story of dream)
• when does dreamwork occur?

  when dreaming
• what are the four processes in dreamwork applied to?

  repressed wishes to produce content of the dream that is experienced
• what are the four processes of dream work?

  displacement

  condensation

  symbolism

  secondary elaboration
• what is displacement?

  emotional significance of a dream object is separated from real object & attached to entirely different one
• what is condensation?

  dream thoughts are rich in content & detail but are condensed into brief images in a dream where one dream image stands for several associations & ideas
• what is symbolism?

  a symbol replaces an action, person, or idea
• what is secondary elaboration?

  unconscious mind collects all different images & ties them together to form a logical storyline further disguising the latent content. the dream material may have been replaced with recent events in persons' waking life