Therapy

Question 1

DREAM ANALYSIS

Answer 1

• all dreams are unconscious fulfillment of wishes that are unsatisfied consciously
• content expressed symbolically (latent to manifest)
• dreamwork applied to repressed wishes e.g. condensation (one dream for several ideas)
• therapist role = reverse dreamwork (manifest to latent) and suggest interpretations based on patient experiences

Question 2

DREAM ANALYSIS: EVALUATION

Answer 2

✅ research support = solms - ego is suspended while id is free rein during rem sleep
❌ conducted on sleep deprived people so could be confounding variables
❌ relies on subjective interpretation

Question 3

DREAM ANALYSIS: ETHICS

Answer 3

❌ power imbalance, patient reliant on therapist
❌ therapist could suggest a distressing interpretation which is worse than dream itself