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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. Thoughts are repressed because they cannot become _____ to the dreamer initially.

2. Freud says that _____ believes what it wishes to believe in terms of dreams about foretelling the future.

3. What is the chief motive for the distortion of dreams?

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

5. At the _____ of the two psychical apparatuses exists censorship.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What type of dream that expresses a desire is invariably accompanied by a feeling of dread and why?

3. What is a syllogism and how does it relate to Freud's theory of dream calculations?

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

5. How do speeches use the same idea as calculations in dreams?

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

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

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

9. Why do children sleep through the night?

10. When is symbolism effective in dream interpretation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe the dream Freud has of Mrs. E.L. How does he analyze this dream? What conclusions about dream interpretation does he come to as a result of this analysis?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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