Introduction The article " Dreams and the Temporality of Consciousness” by Katherine MacDuffie and George A. Mashour (2010) appears in the American Journal of Psychology, an online academic journal. They provide an overview of the state of consciousness that includes 3 temporal dimensions when having dreams, and explain how the unique neurobiological environment of sleep is necessary for the temporal complexity of dreams to be possible. The authors’ goal was to explain the three temporal dimensions of the past, present, and future, and what parts of the mind are being used to keep these dimensions in thought. To provide evidence, they use various sources from neurobiology and neuroimaging research that has led the way for new concepts on dreaming
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Memories from the past are a base to the future as wisdom is obtained. Wisdom is vital to everyday life since it prevents mistakes by past experiences and tries to better future involvements. Dreams are in essence a reflection upon one’s understandings, whether they’re virtuous or immoral. Most traumatic experiences are almost certainly to appear in one’s dreams than any other experience (MacDuffie & Mashour, 2010).
The mind works in many wonderful ways, but the way it functions in dreams is even more fascinating. One’s perspective over the world is essential to dreams. Dreams are crucial as to how one may be processing what is happening in the present dimension or what has happened in the past. If one has not obtained closure in the past, they might have flashbacks or past memories as a dream. The future tense in dreams is solemnly a prediction of the future, while revealing any unconscious desires as said by Freud. Our state of being (thoughts/ feelings) also is a factor to each …show more content…
They eventually argue that the different dream concepts described by each of the theorists addressed discuss different temporal characteristics of dream consciousness. For example, In the Interpretation of Dreams, Freud discusses his study of psychopathology, emphasizing the science of the mind as how dreams are unconscious desires or hallucinations that people have after they undergo REM sleep, which blurs the line when dreaming and waking consciousness (MacDuffie & Mashour, 2010). This provides a further explanation to their article when discussing in context to dreams and the unconscious mind. Any other of the theories also give a furthermore explanation as to what the text pertains in the
Memories from the past are a base to the future as wisdom is obtained. Wisdom is vital to everyday life since it prevents mistakes by past experiences and tries to better future involvements. Dreams are in essence a reflection upon one’s understandings, whether they’re virtuous or immoral. Most traumatic experiences are almost certainly to appear in one’s dreams than any other experience (MacDuffie & Mashour, 2010).
The mind works in many wonderful ways, but the way it functions in dreams is even more fascinating. One’s perspective over the world is essential to dreams. Dreams are crucial as to how one may be processing what is happening in the present dimension or what has happened in the past. If one has not obtained closure in the past, they might have flashbacks or past memories as a dream. The future tense in dreams is solemnly a prediction of the future, while revealing any unconscious desires as said by Freud. Our state of being (thoughts/ feelings) also is a factor to each …show more content…
They eventually argue that the different dream concepts described by each of the theorists addressed discuss different temporal characteristics of dream consciousness. For example, In the Interpretation of Dreams, Freud discusses his study of psychopathology, emphasizing the science of the mind as how dreams are unconscious desires or hallucinations that people have after they undergo REM sleep, which blurs the line when dreaming and waking consciousness (MacDuffie & Mashour, 2010). This provides a further explanation to their article when discussing in context to dreams and the unconscious mind. Any other of the theories also give a furthermore explanation as to what the text pertains in the