Dreams fascinate us because they include many different images, symbols, emotions, and thoughts. They often leave dreamers puzzled looking for the deeper meaning. This same feeling occurred to a man by the name of Sigmund Freud in July, 1897. Sigmund Freud contributed a lot to the theory and knowledge we now have on dreams.
Sigmund Freud was born on May 6, 1856 in Freiberg, Moravia. When he was four years old his family moved to Vienna, Austria. He was born as Sigismund but later changed his name to Sigmund in 1878. While in school he excelled in his academics. He was a very studious boy and he was extremely ambitious. He was top of his class seven out of eight years. He was interested in science so he went on to study medicine at the University …show more content…
Condensation is many different elements, ideas, and concepts, combined into a single thought or image within a single dream. Displacement disguises certain emotions and desires into something more acceptable. This happens by confusing the important parts of a dream with the insignificant parts. Symbolization is the operation that censors the things dreamers are hiding in the unconscious mind. It uses objects to symbolize the latent content within a dream. Secondary revision is the final stage of the dreaming process. Here the elements which are hard to understand and interpret are reorganized and transformed into things easier to comprehend …show more content…
The id is centered on primal impulses, pleasures, desires, unchecked urges and wish fulfillment. Ego deals with the rational, the conscious, the moral and the self-aware aspect of the mind. Superego censors the id, and has the responsibility of enforcing the moral codes of the ego. When a dreamer is awake, the impulses and desires of the id are suppressed by the superego. It is through dreams, dreamers are able to get a glimpse into the id or in other words, the unconscious. During the dreaming state a dreamer’s guards are down. This allows the unconscious to have the opportunity express the hidden desires of the id. However, sometimes the desires and wishes of the id can be so disturbing and even at times psychologically harmful that it becomes censored. This happens by translating the id 's disturbing and harmful content into a more acceptable symbolic form. This helps to prevent the dreamer from waking up in the middle of the night, shocked at the contents of their dreams and losing sleep in the process. As a result, confusing and cryptic dream images may occur, which are usually difficult to interpret and understand (Sigmund Freud). According to Freud, the reason it’s usually hard for dreamers to remember their dreams is because the superego is hard at work. It’s doing its job by protecting the conscious mind from harmful and disturbing images and desires produced by the unconscious mind (Sigmund
Sigmund Freud was born on May 6, 1856 in Freiberg, Moravia. When he was four years old his family moved to Vienna, Austria. He was born as Sigismund but later changed his name to Sigmund in 1878. While in school he excelled in his academics. He was a very studious boy and he was extremely ambitious. He was top of his class seven out of eight years. He was interested in science so he went on to study medicine at the University …show more content…
Condensation is many different elements, ideas, and concepts, combined into a single thought or image within a single dream. Displacement disguises certain emotions and desires into something more acceptable. This happens by confusing the important parts of a dream with the insignificant parts. Symbolization is the operation that censors the things dreamers are hiding in the unconscious mind. It uses objects to symbolize the latent content within a dream. Secondary revision is the final stage of the dreaming process. Here the elements which are hard to understand and interpret are reorganized and transformed into things easier to comprehend …show more content…
The id is centered on primal impulses, pleasures, desires, unchecked urges and wish fulfillment. Ego deals with the rational, the conscious, the moral and the self-aware aspect of the mind. Superego censors the id, and has the responsibility of enforcing the moral codes of the ego. When a dreamer is awake, the impulses and desires of the id are suppressed by the superego. It is through dreams, dreamers are able to get a glimpse into the id or in other words, the unconscious. During the dreaming state a dreamer’s guards are down. This allows the unconscious to have the opportunity express the hidden desires of the id. However, sometimes the desires and wishes of the id can be so disturbing and even at times psychologically harmful that it becomes censored. This happens by translating the id 's disturbing and harmful content into a more acceptable symbolic form. This helps to prevent the dreamer from waking up in the middle of the night, shocked at the contents of their dreams and losing sleep in the process. As a result, confusing and cryptic dream images may occur, which are usually difficult to interpret and understand (Sigmund Freud). According to Freud, the reason it’s usually hard for dreamers to remember their dreams is because the superego is hard at work. It’s doing its job by protecting the conscious mind from harmful and disturbing images and desires produced by the unconscious mind (Sigmund