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Early theories about dreaming
Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung put forth some of the most well-known theories of dreaming.
- Freud's theory was that dreaming allows us to sort through unresolved and repressed wishes.
- Carl Jung also believed dreams had psychological importance but differed about their meaning.
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The relationship our dreams have with our memories
Recent studies suggest we employ the same neurophysiological mechanisms while dreaming that we use to construct and recall memories while we are awake.
Studies also found that vivid, bizarre and emotionally intense dreams are linked to parts of the amygdala and hip...
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Dreams help us process emotions
Dreams seem to help us to process emotions by constructing memories of them. The experience in our dreams may not be real, but the emotions we experience are real.
Our dream stories try to strip emotion out of some experiences by creating a memory of it. This mechanism see...
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Main Theories About Dreams
- Sigmund Freud believed dreams are our latent desires and repressed wishes, which are sometimes symbolic.
- Some scientists believe dreams help us consolidate our memory and are a sort of brain housekeeping.
- Some believe dreams are ancient biological radars, helping ...
Famous Figures in Psychology
- Sigmund Freud: He was the founder of psychoanalytic theory. His theories emphasised the unconscious mind, childhood experience, dreams, and symbolism.
- Erik Erikson: He was an ego psychologist. His theory of psychosocial stages describes the develop...
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