Psychology Assessment 1a) The Cognitive Approach The Cognitive Approach to Sleep and Dreams can be defined simply by the computer analogy. The key purpose of sleep is to store, input and output information collected throughout the day and process that information into some kind of order, this could explain why our dream content is mostly based on issues faced during the day. While we are asleep our mind processes information and then consolidates important memories and also discards useless information. Sleep has been proven to be directly linked with memory.…
My dreams that I recorded in my dream journal best follow the descriptions of Freud and Cartwright’s theories and the information processing theory in that my dreams contain manifest and latent content and they are also closely related to my waking life and the situations or problems in which I have been involved. Sigmund Freud’s dream theory claims that dreams contain images that can sometimes have a significant meaning relating to the person’s life. These different images may serve as a symbol which represents a deeper meaning than just an object that happens to appear in dreams. This is where Freud’s idea of manifest and latent content comes into his theory. Manifest content is described as the actual remembered story line of our dreams, while latent content is the underlying and more hidden meaning of the dream.…
The argument of “Rethinking Sleep”, by Davis K. Randall, is people should consider sleeping in segments rather than 8 hour blocks. The two reasons are, naps with deep sleep help brains function at a high level, and segmented sleep improves daytime performance. Two more important pieces of evidence for the first reason are , “...recent studies suggest that any deep sleep- whether in an eight-hour block or a 36-minute nap- primes our brains to function at a higher level, letting us come up with better ideas, find solutions to puzzles more quickly, identify patterns faster, and call information more accurately. ”(lines 51-54), and “ Researchers at the City University of New York found that short naps helped subjects identify more literal and…
Reality is, more often than not, subjective. There is the universal reality in which all humans participate, however everyone has a different look on reality. As I see it, dreams are reflections of our subjective reality; they are the ideas our subconscious mind forms on the basis of our perspective in the state of being awake. They are often regarded as symbolic, and we trust them more than we would trust a story featuring supernatural events. Nightmares, for example, are reflections of our greatest fears.…
Dreams are visual or auditory experiences that our mind creates during a sleeping period. There are two types of dreams, REM dreams and Non REM dreams. REM dreams usually exhibit impossible or bizarre things that could not normally happen in real life, as Non REM dreams are more relatable to everyday life and seem possible to actually happen. (V. Hill, Personal Communication, January 2016).…
1. Spector, D. (2015, September 22). Psychologist reveals the 9 most common dreams and what they mean. Retrieved September 14, 2017, from http://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-common-dreams-and-what-they-mean-2015-9?r=UK&IR=T%2F#9-finding-an-unused-room-1 2. This article is basically just a list of interpretations of the nine most common dreams, such as being chased or having your teeth fall out, that all people have and what to do to while you are conscious do to help you avoid these dreams.…
The biological approach relates to sleep as it’s theories involve bodily processes and functions. The biological approach explores events that occur within the body. Sleep is important as our bodies need sleep to function as certain functions are restored within the body. The biological approach states that sleep occurs in a circadian rhythm known as the sleep-wake cycle occurs over a 24-hour period. The hypothalamus is located in the brain and contains the superchiasmatic nucleus (SCN) which controls the circadian rhythm.…
The fantasy of dreams is a reality that discrete from the conscious mind. They are a sequence of mental representations or ideas that the mind generates during sleep. While dreams have captured the attention of people all around the world, this profound topic has led to additional questions and numerous answers. The stages of NREM sleep, lucid dreams, and the effects of dreams are subtly expressive. There are many theories that state why people dream, however, the reason as to why dreams occur is not scientifically proven.…
It is evident that the interpretation of dreams has changed throughout every culture. According to ancient civilizations dreams acted as a connection between this world and the gods. For example the Greeks and Romans believed that dream had the power to tell the future. Certain dreams meant that person had direction communication with the supernatural. Some of the most prominent dream interpretations can be seen in the Christian faith.…
Freud believed that nothing you do occurs by chance; every action and thought is motivated by your unconscious mind at some level. a. In order to live in a civilized society, you have a tendency to hold back your urges and hide your impulses. b. Because they can’t be expressed in a social setting, our urges and impulses are expressed in our unconscious mind, through our dreams. 2. For this reason, Freuds theory about dreams focused primarily on sexual desires and symbolism.…
Sleep is, perhaps, one of the most confounding aspects of humanity, even to this very day. There is a host of theories as to why humans require sleep, as well as a similar variety of theories as to why sleep brings dreams. Some say that they are simulations - a means originally produced by the brain to help humans prepare for particular events they have yet to encounter in reality. Others say it is to de-stress the mind, to unravel the complicated webs of data collected through our senses throughout the day. Regardless of the specifics, I have always been a dreamer, and a vivid one at that.…
During ‘prescientific days’ dreams were considered a ‘manifestation’ of a ‘higher power’. The introduction of psychology, the scientific study of our mind, rejects and replaces this interpretation with many others. Freud lists 4 distinct interpretations. The first is his own interpretation. His states that dreams are a subconscious manifestation of our desires.…
Still, what is the meaning behind dreams? Some believe that dreams have certain meanings, some believe that dreams are some sort of wish fulfillment, but others believe that dreams are just random images from electrical activity going on in the brain. There are people who try to interpret dreams, called psychotherapists…
As you can see, the formation of a dream is similar to the formation of neurosis - dreams, like neuroses, are symptoms of repressed desires. 'The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind'. The Interpretation of Dreams, Sigmund Freud. Freud vs. Jung. A comparison of views: Freud- Dreams are censored by the superego and are hence distortion a of the truth.…
Ever since I can remember, I have always had very vivid dreams. Most of the time my dreams do not make any sense and at other times they can be emotionally unsettling, cryptic or even exhilarating. At the young age of about five or six years old, I can remember having a dream that I was a superhero with a cape. I wasn’t doing anything heroic nor did I have on a special costume – I was merely flying around over my neighborhood and remember feeling content.…