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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. What does Freud say is the guardian of sleep?

2. What does the boy in Baldwin Groller's tale want?

3. _____ is part of the foundation for the origin of many other psychological processes.

4. What sort of element does Freud say plays a part in constructing the explanation of dream work?

5. What is the name of the type of reasoning Freud uses to illustrate his point regarding calculations in dreams?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between adults and children in terms of the knowledge of reality?

2. Why is the boy in the story by Baldwin Groller considered a "bad boy"?

3. What types of symbols exist in dreams?

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

5. What happens when the woman from the theater dream uncovers her repressed thoughts?

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

7. Why do children sleep through the night?

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

9. How are forgetting and suppression related?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Freud's idea on the reasons for absurdity in dreams. Use the dream of Mr. M--- as an example. Why is this dream absurd? What role does absurdity play in determining the meaning of the dream?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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