Unconscious mind

Thesis Page I chose dreaming patterns and interpretations because it is a topic that has interested me for as long as I can remember. What do they mean and where do they come from? I was always fascinated by these movies that played in our heads while we are sleeping and wondered how people with physical and mental disorders dream, and if they dream differently. Are there any pattern variations from the people without disabilities, and how does this affect the presentation of the symbols? My…

possible long-term effects of traumatic events in childhood. However, there are some of the weaknesses of Sigmund Freud’s psychosexual theory. Firstly this theory focused mostly on male development. Secondly, concepts such as the libido, the unconscious mind are impossible to measure, and therefore cannot be tested scientifically. Thirdly, Freud based his theory on the recollections of his adult patients, not on actual observation and study of children. Finally Freud’s theory is based on case…

Introduction: Sigmund Freud, founding father of psychoanalysis, introduced the term ‘Oedipus complex’ for the first time in his book, ‘Interpretation of Dreams” (1899). He opined that the concept is a desire for sexual involvement with the parent of the opposite sex, which produces a sense of competition with the parent of the same sex and a crucial stage in the normal developmental process (Freud, 1913). In other words, Freud used the term to refer to a stage in the development of young boys.…

Dreaming Dreaming is known as the journey your mind undertakes while in sleep with ongoing series of visuals, thoughts, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind. Many people tend to dream as they sleep, but within minutes of awakening they tend to lose all visual thought of their dreams, with only bits and pieces reminiscing in mind as the day progresses. Leaving one to wonder if their dream had a purposeful meaning, or if its just a natural part of the sleep cycle.…

Journaling my dreams was not a very easy thing for me to do. I tend to not remember my dreams, so it took a lot of hard work for me to correctly recollect them. The reason I chose this dream to analyze was because I found it so strange and completely untrue. The truth about how I felt about my mother and how she treated me was nothing close to my dream. That is why I actually enjoyed analyzing it and getting down to the truth of what it really meant. The first thing I distinctly remember from…

experiencing a movie. The first dream is when the main character Riley is dreaming of being at her new school in her underwear because she is afraid of her new school. Riley was having a dream based on what she was actually afraid of. What goes through our minds before we fall asleep, like Riley being scared of school, can affect what we dream at night (Dreams: Why do we dream?). If Riley was happy, she had good dreams; if she was sad, she had scary dreams. Even though this movie is a cartoon,…

The Psychology of Dreams As defined by Sigmund Freud, dreams are the manifestations of urges and desires that we keep suppressed in the realm of our subconscious. Everyone dreams; some people dream every night, others once or twice a month, but everyone dreams. To some people there will always be a fascination with dreams and why we have them. How do we take what we do in our every day lives and turn them into something make-believe, which could be both magical and horrifying, when we sleep?…

Psychoanalytic theory is seen in “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner through the protagonist, Emily who displays some psychological problems of, fear of intimacy which can be connected to Erik Erickson Ages of Emotional Development, intimacy vs isolation, fear of abandonment which also can be connected to his trust vs mistrust AED, and oedipal fixation which connects to autonomy vs shame/doubt. According to Lois Tyson professor of English at Grand Valley State University, and Author,…

Why Do We Dream? Every night, dreams flow through the human mind. Dreams of fast paced adventure, dreams of vivid fantasies, and even dreams of a dark, creepy fears. Scientists yearn to know more about this phenomenon, something that humans have been doing since their very existence. Although people don’t know exactly why we dream, some people think it’s for religious reasons, while others think that it’s for scientific purposes. There are a few theories behind dreaming. One theory explains…

In 1954 a psychiatrist by the name of Fredrick Wertham published a very influential book titled, Seduction of the Innocent. It was so influential that Carol L. Tilley described it as a “historical and cultural touchstones of the anticomics movement in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s” (Tilley, 2012, p.383). This is a polarized stance, one that Tilley is determined to defend. When Wertham published his book, it was revealed as a masterpiece by parents, authors, and even the New York…