dreams unit 3 lesson 3. objectives discuss various dream theories. discuss various dream theories....

DreamsDreams

Unit 3Unit 3

Lesson 3Lesson 3

ObjectivesObjectives

• Discuss various dream theories.Discuss various dream theories.

• Analyze dream symbols.Analyze dream symbols.

Warm UpWarm Up

• Describe a sleep Describe a sleep cycle (stages, brain cycle (stages, brain waves, body waves, body changes).changes).

What Is Dreaming?What Is Dreaming?

• Story-like series of Story-like series of thoughts, images, thoughts, images, or emotions or emotions occurring during occurring during (REM) sleep.(REM) sleep.

More About DreamingMore About Dreaming

• DurationDuration– Secs/Minutes to HourSecs/Minutes to Hour

• Somewhat logical Somewhat logical & story-like& story-like

• LUCID dreamingLUCID dreaming- - Aware of dreaming; Aware of dreaming; can direct dreamcan direct dream

Why Do We Dream?Why Do We Dream?

4 popular ideas…4 popular ideas…

Cultural LoreCultural Lore

• Dreams are Dreams are messages from messages from gods, spiritsgods, spirits– Prophecy/Omen Prophecy/Omen

• Native AmericanNative American– DreamcatchersDreamcatchers

Activation-Synthesis Dream Activation-Synthesis Dream TheoryTheory

• Dreams are by-Dreams are by-products of random products of random neural activity/firingneural activity/firing

• Cortex tries to make Cortex tries to make sense of activity…sense of activity…but reasoning but reasoning aspect shut off aspect shut off

Problem Solving Dream Problem Solving Dream TheoryTheory

• Dreams reflect Dreams reflect problems we face problems we face during waking during waking hours.hours.

Freud’s Psychoanalytic Dream Freud’s Psychoanalytic Dream TheoryTheory

• Dreams reflect our Dreams reflect our unconscious wishes unconscious wishes and urges; fantasies.and urges; fantasies.

• IMAGERY/ Symbols:IMAGERY/ Symbols:– Manifest Content: Manifest Content:

images in dream images in dream (censored)(censored)

– Latent Content: Latent Content: meaning of dreammeaning of dream

Discovery Streaming: Great Books- Freud “The Interpretation of Dreams”

Freud’s General Dream Freud’s General Dream SymbolsSymbols

• House = HumanHouse = Human– Flat = manFlat = man– Ornate = womanOrnate = woman

• Kings/Queens = ParentsKings/Queens = Parents• Little Animals = SiblingsLittle Animals = Siblings

• Water = BirthWater = Birth• Travel/Journey = DeathTravel/Journey = Death

• Males = things that growMales = things that grow• Females = things that openFemales = things that open

Freud’s Dream TheoryFreud’s Dream Theory

• 3 Types of Dreams3 Types of Dreams

– SatisfactionSatisfaction– ImpatienceImpatience– ComfortComfort

Dream Analysis ActivityDream Analysis Activity

• Read about Doris and the dream she Read about Doris and the dream she keeps having…when you’re finished, keeps having…when you’re finished, interpret the meaning of Doris’s interpret the meaning of Doris’s dream.dream.

• Dream interpretation influenced by Dream interpretation influenced by prior knowledge, expectancies, prior knowledge, expectancies, motivation.motivation.

Dream LogDream Log

• For the next week, For the next week, record your sleep and record your sleep and dream patterns!dream patterns!

• ““I AM going to dream”I AM going to dream”

• Pen and paperPen and paper

• Scribble, write, draw Scribble, write, draw everything uncensoredeverything uncensored

• Complete sheet in Complete sheet in spare waking timespare waking time

Dream LogDream Log

• Interpreting DreamsInterpreting Dreams

• www.dreammoods.comwww.dreammoods.com

• http://dream.dictionary-http://dream.dictionary-dream.infodream.info

• www.thecuriousdreamer.cwww.thecuriousdreamer.comom

NightmaresNightmares

• REM SleepREM Sleep• ~12 per year~12 per year

• CausesCauses– Anxiety, depression, Anxiety, depression,

mental stressmental stress– Fears and active Fears and active

imaginationsimaginations– Traumatic eventsTraumatic events– Drugs, medicationDrugs, medication– Fever, illnessFever, illness

Random Dream FactsRandom Dream Facts

• Dream time = Real timeDream time = Real time• 3-5 dreams per night3-5 dreams per night• Blind people dreamBlind people dream

– After 7, some visual imagesAfter 7, some visual images

• Problems? Dream longer.Problems? Dream longer.• Most inside, involve Most inside, involve

motionmotion• Infer babies dream Infer babies dream

(images)(images)• People dream in colorPeople dream in color• Animals dreamAnimals dream

• Dream recall increases Dream recall increases following traumatic following traumatic experiencesexperiences

• Psychic or precognitive Psychic or precognitive dreams are commondreams are common– Lincoln, TwainLincoln, Twain

• Drugs influence dreamsDrugs influence dreams• Often acquitted of Often acquitted of

criminal actscriminal acts• There are few non-There are few non-

dreamers, just non-dreamers, just non-recallersrecallers