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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freud say aspects of the process of dream analysis are analogous to that of?

2. The table d'hote contains _____ to the free ride in the cab.

3. What was painted on the antique shawl Freud gave to one of his friends?

4. What was the antique shawl that Freud gave one of his friends a charm against?

5. Which mental ailment does Freud give as an example to illustrate his techniques for dream analysis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Freud mean by the "common mean"?

2. How does Freud use psychoanalysis when he has a patient experiences morbid dread?

3. Why does the sick girl in one of Freud's examples dream of being too big for the bed she is sleeping in?

4. How do the photographs of Francis Galton relate to Freud's idea of common factors in dreams?

5. When Freud is reminded of Auer's Light by the glass hat, what conclusion does he come to?

6. What does Freud mean by "paradox of content"?

7. What are the two meanings of the word "cost" in German and how does this affect Freud's interpretation of the dream of Mrs.E. L.?

8. How does Freud feel that the dream's means of expression compare to that of a person's imagination?

9. Why does the little boy in one of Freud's examples dream of cherries?

10. What is Freud's impression of the ideas about dreams that were espoused by the medical profession of his time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what Freud means by dream displacement. How does this relate to dream condensation? What is the importance of events that happen the day before the dream in illustrating the concept of dream displacement?

Essay Topic 2

What does Freud mean by repression in dreams? What are the differences between repression in the dreams of healthy people versus those of mentally ill people? What examples does Freud use to illustrate these ideas?

Essay Topic 3

Name and explain the three classes of dreams that Freud classifies. Who has these particular dreams? How are manifest and latent content ascribed to dreams of each class?

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