Sigmound Freud "Dreams, what are the meaning?"

Sigmound Freud wrote many books, publications, and articles about the subject of dreams and how to interpret them. He had many theories pertaining to why, what, and how to interpret our dreams and find a meaning hidden within them.

Freud had many theories about what certain dreams and the objects within those dreams are symbols of. His theory of dreams is based on a number of things. First of which is that dreams are essentially the method of protecting sleep. As sleep is a necessity to a healthy functioning body, the need for the mind to continue reacting to stimuli while the body is at rest, is essential. He states that dreams are the mind's reaction to external stimuli. For example, he did tests on many patients in which he would use external forces to see if it would indeed effect their dreams. Freud placed a strong cologne in front of a patients nose, and the patient dreamt that he was in Cairo acting as a sort of "Zorro" type hero on an adventure. The

1. Condensation: This is the process in which two or more associations to the latent dream thought are compressed into one image. Thus we may find old, dwelling memories from our past reenacted within our dreams.

3. Symbols: Complex or abstract thoughts are converted into an image. Such as a dream in which one realizes where he is, but it is a different scene then normal. The brain associates the name to the place, but no the actual scene.

Part two of Freud's interpretation of dreams consists of method. Method is connecting the (what seems to be) silly and random combinations of events in your dream, into a meaningful interpretation of your everyday life. Freud believes that to make this connection one must look at these strange events, and let their mind form whatever associations it is willing to form. This method allows one to freely search his/her unconscious mind and latent thoughts that can open many doors to new ideas and aspirations.

I believe that Freud has many good points, but I also believe that he is too preoccupied with the notion that dreams most always interpret

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