psychodynamic processes (Freud)

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summary

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freud believed we used dreams to access the unconscious part of our mind

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procedure

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freud argued that when we dream we express un acceptable urges which would not be acceptable if awake

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manifest

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the actual story of our dreams

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latent

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underlying meaning of dreams

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link

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for example a dream of a naked person (manifest) could symbolise self concience about their appearance (latent).
one of freuds patients reported strangeling a dog, which Freud reported was a defense mechanism
the dog represented her sister in law who she hated

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implications

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therapy can bring these repressed memories to conscience which can help to resolve them

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compare

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biological explanation differs from freud as they claim dreams have no meaning. crick and mitchison (cognitive explanation) suggests dreaming gets rid of parasitic memories

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strengths

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hugely influential to this day, therapy

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weaknesses

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highly subjective so low population validity