Sleep and dreaming- dreaming

Question 1

Id

Answer 1

The part of Freud’s personality theory that is demanding thought of as ‘ i want..’.

Question 2

Superego

Answer 2

The part of Freud’s personality theory that is the conscience thought of as’ you can’t have..’.

Question 3

Ego

Answer 3

The part of Freud’s personality theory that is reasoning, to balance demands of the id and superego

Question 4

Manifest content

Answer 4

The story the dreamer tells of what happens in a dream

Question 5

Latent content

Answer 5

The deeper meaning behind what it is said the dream is about

Question 6

Dreamwork

Answer 6

The transformation of unconscious thoughts into a dream content

Question 7

Strengths

Answer 7

.His data was qualitative, detailed and focused on real people so his findings were valid.
.Freud saw the power of the unconscious, which could not be easily studied, and found a way of studying it. This was a unique approach.

Question 8

Weaknesses

Answer 8

Freud’s ideas about dreaming couldn’t be easily tested so cannot be shown to be true or false. This is a WEAKNESS.
The ideas, such as the unconscious or dreamwork cannot be measured objectively, therefore his theory is unscientific.
Case Studies such as Little Hans showed that each analysis was unique to the individual. This meant results cannot be applied to the wider population

Question 9

What is condensation?

Answer 9

Many ideas