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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. Censorship commands complete _____ when a person awakens.

2. Freud says people are right saying that dreams have the ability to _____.

3. The second psychical apparatus has the advantage that its products find _____ to consciousness.

4. The community of symbols is often greater than the community of _____.

5. What is the job of Burdach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as a result of the dreamer's lack of knowledge of symbols?

2. How do people compensate for not knowing the meaning of aspects of dreams?

3. What is the nature of adult dreams, according to Freud?

4. Why does Freud say that dream work is a special psychical process?

5. How are obscure dreams formed?

6. What does Freud say the ability of dreams to tell the future?

7. What types of symbols exist in dreams?

8. What is the difference between internal and external stimulus?

9. Why do children sleep through the night?

10. How do definite dreams of painful content fit into Freud's three classes of dreams according to their relationship to desire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Name and explain the three classes of dreams that Freud classifies. Who has these particular dreams? How are manifest and latent content ascribed to dreams of each class?

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

Explain the importance of symbolism in dreams. How is it used in dream interpretation? How much of a dream can be analyzed this way?

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