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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. According to Freud, conversion of the latent thoughts into manifest thoughts _____.

2. Where does the girl go to stay who has the dream about the bed?

3. Freud's mindset in the dream of Mrs. E. L. is that he would like _____.

4. Why did the father of the girl of six cut her trip short?

5. What is the nature of the element that Freud decides is the most direct offspring of the principal dream thought?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the little girl in the example Freud gives dream of strawberries and eggs?

3. What are the contradictory concepts in the woman's dream about the flower stalk?

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

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

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

7. What is manifest content of dreams?

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

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

10. What does Freud quote Schubert as saying about dreams and what is meant by this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Freud views dream calculations. What is the nature of these calculations? What examples does he use to explain this concept?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Freud defines the complexity of dream meaning in terms of the translation of real world events into the primarily visual medium of dreaming. What problems does this pose? How is symbolism involved?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how Freud defines the roles of seemingly opposite occurrences in dreams. What do these seemingly opposing events often signify? What is the significance of "agreement" of ideas on dreams?

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