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Sleep and Dreaming

Freud's theory of dreaming and the Wolfman

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Overview

The unconscious, repression and wish fulfilment, manifest and latent content, dreamwork and dream analysis, and Freud's case study of the Wolfman's dream.

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What is the unconscious mind, according to Freud?

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What is repression?

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What is wish fulfilment?

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  1. 1

    What is the unconscious mind, according to Freud?

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    The unconscious mind is the part of the mind a person is not aware of. Freud believed the unconscious holds repressed wishes, memories and fears that still influence behaviour.

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    What is repression?

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    Repression is a defence mechanism that pushes threatening or upsetting thoughts into the unconscious mind. Repressed thoughts can still affect behaviour and may appear in dreams.

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    What is wish fulfilment?

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    Wish fulfilment is Freud's idea that dreams show unconscious wishes being satisfied. The wishes are often sexual or aggressive and date back to childhood.

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    What is the manifest content of a dream?

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    The manifest content is the storyline of the dream that the dreamer remembers. The manifest content is a disguised version of the dream's hidden meaning.

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    What is the latent content of a dream?

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    The latent content is the hidden, unconscious meaning of a dream. Freud believed dream analysis could uncover the latent content from the manifest content.

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    What is dreamwork?

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    Dreamwork is the process that disguises latent content as manifest content. The disguise protects sleep by hiding wishes that would otherwise disturb the dreamer.

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