Dream Meaning
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Caroline Infante
Mr. Mcvicker
Psychology Honors
21 December 2013
Interpretation of our Dreams After having a terrifying or delightful dream some may wonder why or what the meaning of their dream was. Luckily there are three theories which can explain why we had a certain dream. No one can explain which theory is the right theory. It all depends on which one makes more sense to you. The first theory is Sigmund Freud's, psychoanalytic perspective. Freud thought that our dreams come from our most inner desire. A desire that we are unconcious of. In Freud's most famous book The Interpretation of Dreams, he wrote that dreams are "disguised fulfillments of repressed wishes." Which basically means that when you don't know what you want, your dreams do.
Activation-Synthesis would be the second theory. This theory was created by J. Allan Hobson and Robert McClarley in 1977. When you sleep , you go through five stages of sleep, one of them is called REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. During REM sleep parts of your brain wake up, like the limbic system; which is involved with sensations, emotions, and memories. Now when these things become active, the brain doesn't know how to interpret them so it trys to find meaning by dreaming. Last but not least the third one is the problem-solving theory. Alfred Adler is the one who came up with this one. Adler believes that dreams are a way of solving your problems, the more dreams you have the more problems you have and vice-versa. An example of this is when you are having issues with one of your friends. You may not know how to confront them in person but with the safety and comfort of your dreams, you may find the answer. Each of these theories make sense in there own way. If you have a dream that reveals one of your inner most desires then go with Sigmund Freud's theory. If your dream didn't make any sense or decided to take a stroll down memory lane then go with J. Allan Hobson and Robert McClarley's
Caroline Infante
Mr. Mcvicker
Psychology Honors
21 December 2013
Interpretation of our Dreams After having a terrifying or delightful dream some may wonder why or what the meaning of their dream was. Luckily there are three theories which can explain why we had a certain dream. No one can explain which theory is the right theory. It all depends on which one makes more sense to you. The first theory is Sigmund Freud's, psychoanalytic perspective. Freud thought that our dreams come from our most inner desire. A desire that we are unconcious of. In Freud's most famous book The Interpretation of Dreams, he wrote that dreams are "disguised fulfillments of repressed wishes." Which basically means that when you don't know what you want, your dreams do.
Activation-Synthesis would be the second theory. This theory was created by J. Allan Hobson and Robert McClarley in 1977. When you sleep , you go through five stages of sleep, one of them is called REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. During REM sleep parts of your brain wake up, like the limbic system; which is involved with sensations, emotions, and memories. Now when these things become active, the brain doesn't know how to interpret them so it trys to find meaning by dreaming. Last but not least the third one is the problem-solving theory. Alfred Adler is the one who came up with this one. Adler believes that dreams are a way of solving your problems, the more dreams you have the more problems you have and vice-versa. An example of this is when you are having issues with one of your friends. You may not know how to confront them in person but with the safety and comfort of your dreams, you may find the answer. Each of these theories make sense in there own way. If you have a dream that reveals one of your inner most desires then go with Sigmund Freud's theory. If your dream didn't make any sense or decided to take a stroll down memory lane then go with J. Allan Hobson and Robert McClarley's