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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. The _____ are longer in the third category of dreams.

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

3. Where does Freud say that medical writers attribute accidental occurrences that influence dreams come from?

4. The painter in Freud's example groups all poets together for his painting of _____.

5. What does Mrs. E.L. comment on in Freud's dream?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Freud's dream example of the bathers, how does condensation occur?

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

4. What sort of language is expressed in dreams?

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

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

7. How does Freud discover the meaning of the propyl injection in one of his dreams?

8. How does Freud describe the dreamer's reaction to dreams upon waking?

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

10. What is does Freud think the role of love is in the dream of Mrs. E.L.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the three tendencies Freud mentions in the interpretation of dreams. Who believes and espouses the different tendencies? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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