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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. Who attacks the writings of Mr. M--- in Freud's dream?

2. What does Freud call the ideas encompassing the thought that dreams are worthless in their content?

3. What does Freud say impairs a patient's ability to impart ideas about his obsessions?

4. What is the attitude, according to Freud, of the medical community toward dreams?

5. The third group of dreams is categorized as _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the five-year-old boy in one of Freud's examples dream of ascending the Dachstein?

3. What happens when there is nothing in common between dream thoughts?

4. What is the function of the ego in dreams?

5. What is manifest content of dreams?

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

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

8. What does Freud view as the popular view of the nature of dreams?

9. What does Freud say is the nature of the dreams of children?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the three classes of dreams in relation to the realization of desire. Where does repression fit in and to what degree for each category?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the dream Freud has of Mrs. E.L. How does he analyze this dream? What conclusions about dream interpretation does he come to as a result of this analysis?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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