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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. How does Freud characterize the bond between complicated nature of dreams and the difficulty expressing thoughts connected to the dream?

2. The more _____ the dream is, the greater is the part to be attributed the impetus of displacement in its formation.

3. Freud tells the reader to conceive of a politician's address in _____ to understand the process that takes place in converting events into dreams.

4. What is sitting in Freud's lap during the dream where he is riding in the carriage?

5. The first category of dreams is classified as _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the nature of Freud's relationship with Mrs. E.L.?

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 2

Compare Freud's opinion of the meaning dreams in pre-scientific days to the meaning of dreams in his time. What was the basis of determining the meaning of dreams in pre-scientific days? How had this changed in Freud's time?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the importance of the sleep state in dreaming. What is its importance in childhood? How does it change in adulthood?

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