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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 kind of content is related to recent experiences?

2. ________ and dreaming run in parallel.

3. One's mortality will ____________ in one's dreams.

4. Freud agrees he must not be so foolish as to generalize that there is only _______ kind of dream.

5. Who should take heed of sayings that reveal the simple truth of dreams as wish fulfillment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Schleiermacher's theory state in reference to the strangeness of dreams?

2. What is the goal of the first interpretation of a dream?

3. What inevitably leads to a deeper study of dream problems according to Freud?

4. Whose studies on children does Freud refer to and why?

5. What does Freud share as something vital in understanding dreams?

6. What other things (besides the answer to #1) does Freud say he will discuss in the course of the book?

7. What are the physical sources of dreams according to Freud?

8. What are day residues?

9. Where did Freud say that he discovered the wish fulfillment dream?

10. Where is the bulk of the interpretation of the dream done?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Freud concedes at one point that there are limitations to symbolic dream interpretation. Why does he feel this way? What are some of the limitations that you see to symbolic dream interpretation? What can these limitations cause? How can these limitations be overcome? Can they? Can symbols be standardized, for example?

Essay Topic 2

When dreams include actions the dreamer wants to take, but does not, the idea of responsibility becomes a point to consider. Do you feel that these kinds of dreams are a way for a dreamer to avoid taking real life action? Why or why not? Are there instances in which dreams can cause external action in waking life? Give an example of a time in which a dream spurred you on or give an example of a dream that you enjoy having but have not acted upon.

Essay Topic 3

Freud often uses his own dreams in order to support his theories about dream interpretation. Does this make sense? Is it good science? Why or why not? What presumptions does Freud make when he uses his own dreams? Would it have been a better idea to use only patient dreams? Why or why not? Do Freud's own interpretations seem to work too perfectly with his theories? Why or why not?

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