GCSE Psychology Freud's Theory of Dreaming
dream analysis
A method designed to examine subconscious or unconscious thoughts through dreams
latent content
A child has just taken a plane ride with lots of turbulence. That night, the child dreams of being locked up in a box that floats up to the air and begins to shake violently. The child's fear of flying is the:
manifest content
A child has just taken a plane ride with lots of turbulence. That night, the child dreams of being locked up in a box that floats up to the air and begins to shake violently. The part about the child being locked up in a box that shakes violently is the:
displacement
A child hears of armed robberies that have been happening around the neighborhood. That night, the child dreams of a large man who is holding a knife. In the dream, the knife suddenly begins to talk and dance, and the man disappears. This is an example of:
condensation
A child is afraid of going to swimming class the next day. The child is also afraid of its dentist appointment that is also on the next day. That night, the child dreams of floating in a sea with piranhas. The piranha is an example of:
free association
A method in which the patient talks in a stream of consciousness, which is meant to reveal subconscious or unconscious thoughts
slip of the tongue
A phenomenon in which a person is supposed to say one thing but says another. This is supposed to reveal subconscious or unconscious thoughts
condensation
A process in which multiple thoughts are portrayed as one element or symbol in a dream
secondary elaboration
A process in which the dreamer adds, excludes, or changes elements of the dream so that the dream makes more sense to the dreamer
displacement
A process in which the focus of a dream is shifted from an unacceptable or dangerous thought to a more acceptable element
Sigmund Freud
A psychologist who founded psychoanalysis and contributed significantly to other theories, such as the role of the unconscious and libido in human behavior
psychoanalysis
A type of therapy designed to release the patient's subconscious or unconscious thoughts
manifest content
The literal interpretation (the storyline) of a dream that is told by the dreamer
latent content
The underlying meaning of a dream, which may not be immediately known by the dreamer
the conscious
Thoughts that are completely accessible to the person
the unconscious
Thoughts that are completely hidden from the person but that influence the person's behavior, judgments, and feelings
the subconscious/preconscious
Thoughts that are not currently accessible to the person but can be brought to a level of consciousness