Unit 5 (D): Dream Content and Theories

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Unit 5 (D)Dream Content and Theories

• Mr. McCormick
• A.P. Psychology

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Dream Content

• Manifest Content
• The remembered story line of a dream (Freud)
• Types
• Negative Emotional Content (8/10)
• Failure
• Sexual (Men 1/10 Women 1/30)
• Latent Content
• The underlying meaning of a dream (Freud)

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Differences in Dream Content

• According to Stanley Krippner
• By Geographic Region
• Northeasterners Dreams with images of time,
  activity, streets, architecture
• Southerners Dreams of nature, good fortune,
  emotion, family members
• Westerners Dreams of architecture, objects,
  negative emotions, indoor settings
• By Gender
• Men Dreams of aggression and tools
• Women Dreams of children, clothes, food,
  friendly interactions

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Sleep Across the Lifespan
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Dream Theories
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Remembering Your Dreams

• Use the guidelines on Hand-Out 3-8 Remembering
  Your Dreams

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Review

• What is the difference between Freuds idea of
  manifest content and latent content of dreams?
• Discuss the significance of the following dream
  theories
• Freuds Wish Fulfillment
• Information-Processing
• Physiological Function
• Activation-Synthesis
• Cognitive Theory

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Homework

• Research Study Response 8 Acting as if You Are
  Hypnotized (Pgs. 56-64)
• Unit 5 Test States of Consciousness
• Chapter 7 Outline Learning