Dream Theories

Why Do We Dream? Five Theories The_____________________ - Processing Theory The_______________________ Function Theory The _______________________ Theory The Activation-____________________Theory The _______________Fulfillment Theory

1) Information-Processing Theory Dreams may fix a day’s experiences in our ____________________ They may also help us work out ______________ We go to bed with a problem, and when we wake up the problem is solved (or forgotten, which may be a solution in itself).

2) Physiological Function Theory The brain uses up _______________during the day These chemicals are replaced at ___________ The brain is not able to be ______________ Therefore, dreams keep the brain busy with “__________ ____________” while it is being ________________________

Dreams keep the brain developing neural ________________ (the key building blocks of the brain) For example, the neural networks of __________ are quickly developing; therefore, they need more ___________________

3) Cognitive Development Theory Some researchers argue that we dream as a part of __________________and cognitive development. Children’s _____________appear to differ from those of adults: Preschool children report _________ images with no________________when awoken from REM sleep (if they recall dreaming at all )

3) Cognitive Development Theory children aged 9-11 report dreaming only _______ of the time when awoken from REM sleep, as opposed to an adult’s __________of the time). Between 5 and 8, children begin to report ___________________________, but these are not well developed. Adult-like dreams develop at around __________ suggesting that dreaming is a ____________ability that develops _______________. 20-30% in dreams 80% in dreams

4) The Activation-Synthesis Theory During the night, our brainstem releases _____________ neural activity. The brain tries to make __________of this randomness It makes up a “___________around these bits ___________is shut down during sleep

5) Wish Fulfillment First and foremost in dream theory is Sigmund __________________ Considered the father of _______________________ Revolutionized the study of dreams with his book The Interpretation Of Dreams He called dreams “the royal road to the ___________________________.”

BUT they get released in different ways by our unconscious According to Freud… We all have _______ and _________that are not considered ____________________ by society We hold these back – ___________them BUT they get released in different ways by our unconscious One way is through our ______________

Freud’s Dream Theory: Wish Fulfillment Dreams function to virtually fulfill: Your unexpressed ______ Your ungratified _______ Dreams are combinations of early and recent experiences involve childhood ______________ and early parental _______________________________

Freud’s View on How Our Minds Work: Manifest Your dreams have 2 levels: _____________ – what you _____________dream about _____________ – what your dream _________________ means http://video.about.com/psychology/Sigmund-Freud-s-Id--Ego--and-Superego-Theory.htm Latent

So…What do Our Dreams Tell Us about Ourselves??? Dreams reveal what is going on in your ____________________ Your unconscious can act out your hidden desires because you are __________________ BUT – your desires can be so odd and disturbing that your mind might still ___________them This results in your dreams being ___________________ Your sleep isn’t disturbed and you don’t wake up as a result of being __________ about the images in your dreams It results in____________and confusing dreams, though