eq: what are the different dream theories?. bellringer look over your dream journal do you see any...
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EQ: What are the
different dream
theories?
Bellringer
Look over your dream journal
Do you see any patterns? Did you have the same dream or type of dream more than once? Do you think your dreams mean something? Pick one dream or aspect of a dream and explain what you think it means.
Dreams
If woken from REM dreaming reported 78% of the time
If woken from NREM dreaming reported 14% of the time
Most of the time people do not know they are dreaming
Lucid dreams-awareness of dreaming (not common)
Dream theories1. Wish Fulfillment
Psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud
Dreams are disguised wishes of the unconscious mind
Dreams constructed to express desires in confusing symbolic manner to protect dreamer
2. Off-line dream theory
Dreaming stores information gathered during the day to allow the brain to work more efficiently
People spend more time in REM sleep after learning difficult material
Less learning occurs if denied REM sleep
3. Activation –synthesis theory
Dreams are the forebrain’s attempt to interpret random neural activity coming from the midbrain during sleep
Content related to your daily experiences but dreams have no real hidden meaning
Interpret your dreamshttp://www.dreammoods.com/
Assignment:
Find three interesting facts about dreams (not your dreams-dreams in general)
Look up the meaning of 10 different objects or actions in your dream
Write a paragraph about your findings. Do you think they are true? Why/why not?