Analysis Of Sigmund Freud's Interpretation Of Dreams

One of the most fascinating, mysterious, and complex sections of psychology is the human dreaming process. We spend one third of our lives sleeping and about 15-20% of that time is spent dreaming (Tsai, 2012). Dreaming is a different state of consciousness, but it’s necessary for mental, emotional, and physical health. Gender differences have been studied for decades and one major finding is that men have been noted to be more aggressive in their waking lives than women. This aggression men feel extends to their dream content patterns as well. Due to biological and social factors, men have been found to be more aggressive in both their waking life and during their dreams. As many studies have shown, there is a big difference between the male and female dreaming process. An example …show more content…
He introduced the concept of the unconscious mind, also known as the subconscious. The subconscious is the part of your mind that has thoughts and feelings that we are not fully aware of. This is where we keep our desires and wishes, and only in our dreams we act out these feelings (Dreams, n.d). In his work, Freud concluded that there are two things which happen while we sleep: unconscious impulses and the desire to sleep. Freud believed that nothing occurred by chance, instead every action and thought is stimulated by your unconsciousness in some way (Sigmund Freud, n.d). Freud saw dreams as an aid in dealing with stressful events and emotions we feel in our waking lives (Are Boys More Aggressive Than Girls?, 2012). Freud’s perception of dreams supports the relation of male aggression in waking life and during dreaming. These feelings of aggression are unconscious impulses which cannot be released or shown fully in public. For this reason these unconscious thoughts and feelings come out while men are