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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. Freud justifies that his method is a ______ method of dream interpretation.

2. What sparked interest in how general the theory of wish fulfillment in dreams is?

3. At the same time, Freud believes dreams are poetic, divinatory and ________.

4. Dreams are rarely _______, according to Freud.

5. Freud must "_________" that dream content has actual meaning.

Short Essay Questions

1. In what do dreams mostly 'think'?

2. What does Freud say is difficult about using dream examples?

3. Freud says that a scene or wish in the unconscious progresses toward the pre-conscious. What happens then?

4. What is one of the things that Freud says can threaten careful dream study?

5. What does Freud have to say about criticism by the dreamer?

6. What is Freud's overall objective in the interpretation of dreams?

7. Freud says that dream interpretation can be problematic because it should not be based on what?

8. Instead of the dream turning a waking idea into a dreaming hallucination, what happens?

9. Why is the scientific world left without proper methods for interpreting dreams?

10. What is the first issue Freud addresses regarding the dream as wish fulfillment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Freud notes that death dreams are actually wish fulfillment dreams. How does Freud explain this idea? Do you agree with this idea? Why or why not? What are some other interpretations that could be given for death dreams? Using Freud's ideas and theories, what would a dream about birth then mean? Would it have the opposite interpretation or the same one?

Essay Topic 2

Dreams, as Freud believes, are considered to be foreign to our everyday lives and experiences. However, is this the case? In everyday life, we might have one experience and then dream about that same experience. Does this support the idea of dreams being foreign? What do you think Freud means by that? Can you give one example in which dreams become foreign in relation to real life?

Essay Topic 3

Freud states that childhood memories may not be 'available' during our waking hours. Why would these memories not be available? Do you agree with Freud? Why or why not? What does Freud think the value of childhood memories is? How can the past be connected to the present? Why is the childhood such an important part of the dream interpretation process?

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