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Dreams

Dreams . The Content of Dreams. Dreams: the mental activity found during sleep Research shows that most dreams are dull, daily activities Dull dreams more common early in the night Usually can only remember the last 15 min. of a dream

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Dreams

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  1. Dreams

  2. The Content of Dreams • Dreams: the mental activity found during sleep • Research shows that most dreams are dull, daily activities • Dull dreams more common early in the night • Usually can only remember the last 15 min. of a dream • That feeling of being “dropped into the middle of a story”

  3. The Content of Dreams • The dreams we remember/write down are usually more dramatic, coherent, sexier, more interesting • Emotional contends to be more negative (sad, angry, scared) • Dreams happen in real time. • Nightmares add a feeling of dread.

  4. Freud and Dreams • Dreams are caused by activities of the day trigger unconscious negative impulses (desires) • These negative impulses are let out in dreams. • Displacement (Freud): when a socially unacceptable dream-element is replaced with a more acceptable one. Obvious Sexual Object

  5. Jung and Dreams • The Collective Unconscious: the collective experiences of humans in their evolutionary past • Birth, death, the sun, sex, heroes, etc. • When a person does not fully live up to the collective unconscious, it spills out into our dreams.

  6. Dream Interpretation: A bunch of hooey! • Dreaming as the by-product of random neurons in the brain. • Interpretation not scientific: claims cannot be proven, no way to replicate results • French horns as fallopian tubes?! Seriously!?!?

  7. How to Remember Your Dreams • Before you fall asleep, remind yourself (politely) to remember your dreams. Don’t be forceful or demanding. • Keep a pen and paper ready for that “Ah-ha!” moment. • Write down what you recall before you get up/ start to think about the day ahead.

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