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

Short Answer Questions

1. Freud uses the dream to discuss the _____ of the problematic nature of dream interpretation.

2. There is also mention of a dream in which a trip during a storm to a ____________ that is soaked through.

3. There is another kind of displacement mentioned - the exchange of _______ content for mental content.

4. Who said dreams appear without actual or appropriate emotional value?

5. A __________ interpretation is required once the initial interpretation of a dream is 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

Dreams, as Freud believes, are considered to be foreign to our everyday lives and experiences. However, is this the case? In everyday life, we might have one experience and then dream about that same experience. Does this support the idea of dreams being foreign? What do you think Freud means by that? Can you give one example in which dreams become foreign in relation to real life?

Essay Topic 3

Define manifest vs. latent dream content. What do these mean and how can they be used in dream interpretation? Are both necessary for dream interpretation? Why or why not? Give examples of each kind of dream content for one dream Freud describes in this book. What is the value of each of these types of dream content?

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