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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. Definite dreams with a painful content are used by some to prove the _____ of dreams.

2. When someone is presented with a language that is not understood, the person falls back on what is _____.

3. Most dreams of adults are traced by analysis to _____.

4. What is the miller awakened by, according to Burdach?

5. In an attempt to bring order and meaning to a strange dream, a person wakes up and regards the dream as being _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What correlate is confirmed concerning the division of the procedures of the mind?

2. How is the figure of three florins, sixty-five kreuzers reached in the woman from Vienna's dream?

3. What are the foundational elements of the origin of many psychological processes, and how are they observed?

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

5. Why is displacement the most striking of all dream performances?

6. When is symbolism effective in dream interpretation?

7. What types of symbols exist in dreams?

8. What happens to the woman the day of the dream she has about the funeral and why is this significant??

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the role of censorship in relation to dreams. What are the two parts of the psychical apparatus involved in the construction of thoughts? Why does Freud see censorship as a borderland between these two parts? What happens to the balance of power between these parts during sleep?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the meaning of mixed figures or composites in dreams. What elements can make up their features? What is the significance of common features in dream analysis?

Essay Topic 3

Describe what Freud means by dream condensation. What example does he use to illustrate this concept? How does it do this?

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