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Freudian Dream Interpretation the Dream Presented by
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Freudian Dream Interpretation
The dream presented by the client is one of wish fulfillment. The people in the dream and their "Trash" hurt the client. This trash is of an emotional nature and an expression of repressed feelings of sexual anger and resentment. The Old Friend from High School expresses both her wish to see that old friend and places a time frame on the time period which the anger and resentment began. The client is dealing with anger and resentment from the past. The client does shows displacement of the anger and resentment by the fact that the trash is not hers, but is being given to her by the other people. This expresses a clear feeling of being victimized by other people. The client does not take responsibility for her own feelings and blames others for their cause. The client wants to escape from these feelings and wishes for…...

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Works Cited

Abraham, Karl. Selected Papers on Psycho-Analysis. London: Hogarth Press, 1949.

Freud, S. (1900). The Interpretation of Dreams. Standard Edition. 4-5.Translated by A.A. Brill (1911)

Freud, Sigmund. The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud. Trans. And ed. James Strachey in collaboration with Anna Freud.. 24 vols. 1953-74.

Freud, Sigmund and Oppenheim, D.E. (1958). Dreams in Folklore., New York: Int. Univ. Press.

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Dream Can Be Described as
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The is also based on drive-defence model which was advanced by Freud.
The second topology one includes the less common dreams whose meaning are different and should therefore be treated and handled in the light of latest theoretical frameworks as advanced by Kohut Self-psychology. He referred to these dreams as "Self-state dreams" which are experienced when the patient's psychological structure stability is in jeopardy .Such crisis or threat usually occur in different pathological states, the states can however vary from being hyper-stimulation (maniacal), to tension reduction in approach of a depressed state. This might lead to a serious problem related to the of the psychic structure's disintegration .

Kohut in (1977) stated that the act of exhibiting the elements of a dream makes up the attempt by the unconscious to tackle the psychological dangers that are related to the actual processes portrayed in the visual images in the dream

Through the process…...

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Bibliography

Altman, L (1969).A dream in psychoanalysis.new York: INt Univ Press

Blum, H.P. (1976). The Changing Use of Dreams in Psychoanalytic Practice.Int. J. Psycho-Anal., 57:315-324.

Bonime, W. (1965). A Psychotherapeutic Approach to Depression. Contemp. Psychoanal., 2:48-53

Fosshage J.L. (1987) New vistas on dream interpretation. in: Dreams in New Perspective: the Royal Road Revisited, M. Glucksman, N.Y., Uman Sciences Press

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dreams the unconscious mind and defense mechanisms
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Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic theory suggest that early stages of human development have a significant impact on our relationships and our ego throughout the life span. According to Freudian theories, manifested behavior is based on latent problems of the past. The therapeutic process of psychoanalysis is designed to help the client become aware of past problems or latent desires that have been suppressed during the process of psychological development. Key themes that emerge in the literature on psychoanalytic theory include the role of the unconscious mind in shaping self-concept and behavior, dreams as the language of the unconscious mind, and the development of ego defense mechanisms as psychological coping mechanisms.
Dream analysis is one of the hallmarks of Freudian theory and central to psychoanalysis. In this article, Hebbrecht (2013) presents several case studies from clinical practice to illustrate some of the ways dream recollection can be stimulated during therapy, and how dreams…...

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Dreaming Is Just One of the Natural
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Dreaming is just one of the natural phenomenons that human beings do during the process of sleeping. Indeed, this natural process is not constrained to any particular characteristic and people with cultural diversity, all age groups and different social backgrounds dream throughout their entire lives. Since dreaming is linked to the mind and soul, thus it is considered that people will continue to dream until they are living (Hobson 2004).
Dreaming is an entire chain and cycle of metaphors, feelings, sensation and insight that forms a story while a person is asleep. Since the dreams people see are not in one shape, hence it can be peaceful, thrilling, practical, scary, chaotic, or implausible. This means that during the entire phenomenon of dreaming, a person can hallucinate about humans, houses, places such as cities, hills, rivers and various other things that the individual have not even seen in real life (Hobson 2004).

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References

Coon, D & Mitterer, J.O. (2008). Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior, 12th Edition, Cengage Learning, Canada.

Harvard Health Publications (2012). 'Understanding Sleep: Body Clock and Sleep Cycles', HELPGUIDE.ORG -- A Trusted Non-Profit Resource, Viewed September 24, 2012:  http://www.helpguide.org/harvard/sleep_cycles_body_clock.htm 

Harvard Medical School (2007). 'Sleep, Learning, and Memory', Healthy Sleep, Viewed September 24, 2012:  http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters/benefits-of-sleep/learning-memory 

Hobson, A.J. (2004). Dreaming: An Introduction to the Science of Sleep, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, Great Britain.

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Dream Vision and Other Poems
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Chaucer basically offers an idea of the acceptance of the temporal quality of the world and how that relates to life and love. This can also be seen as a lack of consolation; however, in this lack of consolation he is admitting that there is no consolation and that that fact alone should act as a consolation. The man is destined to grieve for his wife as this is how the temporal world works. There is no consolation for the grieving.
There is not one of the two characters whom find any kind of consolation, though it is clear that the Dreamer is quite taken with the dream. e aren't able to say what happens next -- after he wakes up; however, it is somewhat accepted that the Dreamer and the Black Knight are a bit closer to making peace with their situations. Neither of them have been on a…...

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Works Cited

Chaucer, Geoffrey. & Lynch, Kathryn L. Dream Visions and Other Poems. W.W. Norton & Company, 2006.

Fichte, Jorg O. Chaucer's 'Art Poetical: A Study in Chaucerian Poetics. John Benjamin's

Publishing Company, 1980.

Phillips, Helen. "Structure and Consolation in the Book of the Duchess." The Chaucer

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Relation Between Culture and Dream and Use of Those Element in the Art Work
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Culture, Dreams, And Artwork
Dreams and artwork are two things that seem to provide an invitation for interpretation, and cultural perspective is almost always going to influence that interpretation. At first blush, this statement may seem to fly in the face of Jungian interpretation, since the collective unconscious and the enduring interpretation of symbols might suggest that symbols would not vary across cultures. However, such an interpretation ignores the fact that Jung acknowledges the impact that individual culture has on the interpreter. While symbols may retain a broader overall meaning across cultures, the details of those symbols are certainly influenced by the surrounding culture. Moreover, some symbols may be culturally specific. In fact, this paper will discuss the veil and its relation to Islam, and how the surrounding culture can color interpretations of the veil in art and in dreams.

Because the symbols in dreams and artwork are influenced by culture, it…...

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Freud Dreams and the Unconscious
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Freud believed that dreams had the function of providing latent content that could not be easily discovered by the individual. He believed that the best way for an individual to discover the underlying meaning of dreams was to ignore the natural reaction of censoring thoughts and allow oneself to focus on the associations that can be inferred from the dream. According to Freud, in order to interpret dreams one must be able to think and remember in a visual manner and to understand the unconscious symbols that present themselves in dreams. Interpretation of dreams requires translating the visual imagery of the dream into linguistic symbols. The technique most often employed by Freud in dream analysis was free association, which seeks to uncover the underlying meaning in the dream. Freud utilized free association as a manner by which latent dreams could be manifested. In this method the client is encouraged to…...

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References

Blum, H.P. (2000). The writing and interpretation of dreams. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 17(4), 651-666. doi: 10.1037//0736-9735.17.4.651

Micheal, M. (2008). On the validity of Freud's dream interpretations. Studies in History and Philosophy of Biology & Biomedical Sciences, 39, 52-64.

Schneider, J. (2010). From Freud's dream-work to Bion's work of dreaming: The changing conception of dreaming in psychoanalytic theory. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 91(3), 521-540.

Tauber, A.I. (2009). Freud's dreams of reason: the Kantian structure of psychoanalysis. History of the Human Sciences, 22(4), 1-29.

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Freud and Jung on Dreams
Pages: 1 Words: 332


As in other areas of psychology, Carl Jung agreed with Feud on many of the basics of dream interpretation. He began to see Freud's views as overly simplistic, however, and believed that there were deeper collective archetypes that made themselves known through dreams, and which represented basic elements of the human character as ways of dealing with unconscious issues. Also of great importance to Jung, according to Hall, was the context of the dream, especially when it came to dangerous elements: "It is important to look beyond the mere presence of physical danger to the dream-ego and make some assessment of its meaning within the dream" (Hall, 49). This is similar to Freudian interpretation in its seeking of a mechanism of meaning, rather than interpreting dreams as being purely symbolic in content, but Jung developed this much further.

orks Cited

Sigmund Freud. The Interpretation of Dreams. New York: Avon, 1980.

James Albert Hall.…...

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Works Cited

Sigmund Freud. The Interpretation of Dreams. New York: Avon, 1980.

James Albert Hall. Jungian Dream Interpretation. Toronto: Inner City Books, 1983.

Essay
The Analysis of Dreams From a Jungian Perspective
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Jungian Psychology
What does Jungians mean by the Symbolic Quest?

According to Jung, a symbol enables the development of themes from the unconscious in an effort to rewire us as human beings, in a manner of experience, from which we have come to be disengaged. In a better form of analysis, human beings experience external matters, aspects that can be detected and identified using our senses, and which have implication on us in a particular perspective that we have understood and gained knowledge of. In the same manner, human beings also experience inner matters that they cannot essentially distinguish or identify. Both of these aspects are depicted by imageries, which show themselves as representations of the outside world, and are consequently employed by the consciousness to outline the inner world. Symbolic Quest can be perceived as the action of seeking an inspiring source and a moral imperative in an individual; the quest…...

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References

Benedetto, P. (2009). Dreams. Jungian Analysis. Retrieved 1 October 2015 from:http://www.jungiananalysts.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/dream-interp-pb-2009.pdf

Bright, B. (2012). Psyche and the Symbolic Life: How do Symbols Transform You? Depth Insights. Retrieved 1 October 2015 from: http://www.depthinsights.com/blog/psyche-and-the-symbolic-life-how-do-symbols-transform-you/ 

Hall, J. A. (1983). Jungian Dream Interpretation: A Handbook of Theory and Practice. Canada: Inner City Books.

Harley Therapy. (2014). Freud vs. Jung -- Similarities and Differences. Harley Therapy Counseling Blog. Retrieved 1 October 2015 from:  http://www.harleytherapy.co.uk/counselling/freud-vs.-jung-similarities-differences.htm

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Dream When Dreams and the
Pages: 3 Words: 1078

" (Flanagan: 38) Theorists, scientists and thinkers have come up with their own views on dreaming. Dreams are considered "warnings," "premonitions," "announcer of good" and "indicators of future" as well. Many feel that dreams come from a divine power that warns people about the consequences of their actions or tries to put them on a better path by sending messages in the form of dreams. Initially it was believed that EM period was the only time when we dreamt but this theory has been replaced by a more comprehensive one that states that dreams are divided into all parts of our sleep with EM sleep accounting for most of the dreams. Neuroscientist Mark Solms goes back to Freud saying that dreams are connected with preservation of sleep on a statistical level. He doesn't bring wish fulfillment into the equation but does agree with Freud on the subject of preservation of…...

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References

Flanagan, Owen. 2000. Dreaming Souls: Sleep, Dreams, and the Evolution of the Conscious Mind. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Freud, S, "An Autobiographical Study," the Standard Edition of the Complete Works of Sigmund Freud 20 (1925-26).

Freud, S. (1900), the interpretation of dreams. Standard Edition, 4 & 5. London: Hogarth Press, 1953

Panksepp J. (1985): Mood changes, in Handbook of Clinical Neurology 45, P. Vinken, G. Bruyn, H. Klawans, Eds. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 271-85.

Essay
Dreams the Theory of Wish
Pages: 1 Words: 356

g. If one eats something salty it is possible to have a dream involving drinking water.
On the other hand, though Hobson and McCarley put forth a model that has been validated empirically to a certain extent, their theory gives a nonspecific explanation in that it refers to a general level of neural activation which generates dreams; the synthesis part involves the integration of disparate sensory, motor, and emotional elements by making use of memory integrated events which allow interpretation. Their model is too general and unspecific, while the Freudian theory suggest a complex process with several stages and different significance attached to them.

Freud's theory offers a deeper insight into the quality of dreams by reinforcing their meaningfulness, their role (they are the manifestation of repressed wishes), and, most importantly, Freud emphasizes that dreams are a particular condition of thinking, fact that was taken into consideration by his followers.

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Essay
Dream of Having a Career in Field
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dream of having a career in field of Actuarial Science started at a young age. This shaped my thinking by wanting to understand logic and the way conclusions were reached utilizing complex formulas. Along the way, this fueled my sense of motivation in assisting others. It focused on not only my own personal satisfaction, but the joy I experience when they succeeded. This is because I am an international student, who is the first in his family to go to college and can relate to the challenges they are experiencing.
During this time, I dedicated myself to education and gaining real world experience. My journey took me to Ohio State University. This is where I received my Bachelors in Actuarial Science. Never giving into the temptations of college life, as I always remained focused on working in the field. I am motivated to use advanced statistics to help corporations, entrepreneurs…...

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Function of Dreaming
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Dreaming
For centuries, people have sought to explain not only what people dream about, but also why humans dream. In older times, dreams were used for prophecy. Later, they were used in the growing field of psychology.

But, until fairly recently, people only theorized about what dreams mean, and not why people themselves have evolved the capacity to dream.

This paper examines various theories that explain why human beings dream. The first part of the paper looks at the writing of Sigmund Freud regarding dreams as the royal road to the unconscious. Implicit in Freud's writings is the view that dreams evolved as humans were forced to sublimate their natural desires to live in society.

The paper then looks at the work of J. Allan Hobson, who saw dreams as a result of the natural physiological workings of the brain. In this body of research, Hobson meticulously matches the features of dreams to specific…...

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Works Cited

Flanagan, Owen. Dreaming Souls: Sleep, Dreams and the Unconscious Mind. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Foulkes, David. Childrens Dreaming and the Development of Consciousness. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1999.

Hobson, J. Allen. The Dream Drugstore: Chemically Altered States of Consciousness. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2001.

Kahn, Michael. Basic Freud: Psychoanalytic Thought for the 21st Century. New York: Basic Books, 2003.

Essay
A Midsummer's Night Dream Play
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Midsummer's Night Dream
Acting:

ere the actors believable in their roles?

I did not find all of the actors particularly believable in their roles. I could not help noticing that several of the members of the cast forgot their lines or misspoke their lines, sometimes saying a line in the wrong place. Knowing the play well, this really threw me off and took me out of the moment of the performance. I felt there was a lot of timing issues with the performers at well where they would not hit their mark or missed their cue.

Identify the performers you considered most successful.

Of all the performers in the play, I felt that the actress playing the role of Hermia excelled in her role. She made the love and despondency and anger very palpable which was conveyed easily to the audience.

If there were performers you did not like, identify them and explain why you…...

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Works Cited

Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer's Night Dream.

Essay
Nickel and Dream People Who Are Born
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Nickel and Dream
People who are born or raised in the United States share unique character traits because of the American culture. Because this is considered a land of freedom and opportunity there are rights and gifts that are promised to each citizen. The American Dream is the unique idea that anyone who is willing to work hard can come from nothing and achieve their life's goals and ambitions so long as they live in America. Anyone, no matter how low class their level of birth, can succeed and have all the material possessions, money, and related power that they want as long as they are willing to put in the effort to achieve it. It is a promise which is two-sided because it requires the American to reach out for what the nation is holding above their head. In response to this ideology, many American authors have taken it upon…...

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Works Cited:

Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting by in America. New York:

Metropolitan, 2001. Print.

King, Martin Luther. "I Have a Dream." 1963. Print.

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I\'ve seen the common essay topics on tarot. Any lesser-known but interesting ones you can recommend?
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1. The Role of Tarot in Mental Health and Therapy: Investigate how tarot cards can be used as a tool for self-reflection, introspection, and personal growth in therapy and mental health practices.

2. Tarot and Cultural Appropriation: Explore the ethical issues surrounding the use of tarot cards from various cultural backgrounds, and the impact of appropriation on the practice of tarot reading.

3. Tarot and Gender Identity: Examine how tarot cards can be used to explore and redefine traditional gender roles and stereotypes, and how they can be a tool for individuals to express and affirm their gender identity.

4. Tarot and Quantum....

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Could you provide some suggestions for titles for my essay on Dream Psychology?
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1. Exploring the Hidden Meanings of Dreams: A Journey into Dream Psychology

2. The Power of Dream Analysis in Understanding the Mind: A Psychological Perspective

3. Dream Interpretation: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Subconscious

4. The Role of Dreams in Processing Emotions and Memories: A Psychological Exploration

5. Freud vs. Jung: Contrasting Perspectives on Dream Psychology

6. Dreams as a Window to the Soul: Examining the Symbolism and Meaning Behind Dream Imagery

7. The Science of Sleep: How Dreams Contribute to Mental Health and Well-being

8. Lucid Dreaming: Harnessing the Power of Consciousness in Dream Psychology

9. The Influence of Culture and Society on Dream Patterns and Interpretations

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Could you provide some suggestions for titles for my essay on Dream Psychology?
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1. The Enigma of Dreams: Delving into the Subconscious Mind

This title evokes a sense of intrigue and curiosity, suggesting an exploration into the mysterious world of dreams.

2. Unraveling the Tapestry of Dreams: A Journey into the Psyche

This title emphasizes the intricate and layered nature of dreams, inviting readers to embark on a journey of self-discovery.

3. Dreamweaving and the Architecture of the Mind

This title draws inspiration from the creative and imaginative process of dreaming, comparing it to the construction of a psychological edifice.

4. The Neuroscience of Dreams: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sleeping Mind

This title focuses on the scientific aspects of....

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