Dream Interpretation Assignment

People have analyzed dreams as premonitions, communications from spirits, confirmations of plans, omens, or just dismissive fancy. According to Freud, dreams are part of the unconscious mind; interpreting your dreams may be a healthy way to bridge the unconscious to the conscious mind. It is part of self-discovery. There is no one way to analyze dream content. This exercise provides some first steps in putting your dreams into useful perspective.

Completing this assignment will allow you to demonstrate that you are able to:

• Differentiate between manifest and latent content of dreams.
• Organize and accurately present material, and
• Apply APA formatting within the text and for end-of-text references, when appropriate.

1. Plan to remember you dream by verbally reminding yourself as you fall asleep to remember your dream. Upon waking, lie still for a couple of minutes, and allow the dream to take hold in your mind. Keep a notebook and pen by your bed to write down as much as you can about the dream immediately upon waking, whether it be in the middle of your sleep cycle, or when you wake for the day.

1. Use one of the following websites to assist in interpreting your dream. You may use a different on-line dream interpreter, cite appropriately.

http://www.dreammoods.com/dreamdictionary/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

http://dreaminterpretationsguide.com/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

1. Answer the following questions.

• Briefly describe your dream in your own words.
• Is this a re-occurring dream? If so, how often?

• What is the manifest content? Describe at least four symbols from the dream. Even better, piece them together for deeper assessment.

• What is the latent content? Using the symbols, put them all together to describe what the dream symbols mean. Do you think this approach allows for a true understanding of latent content? Why or why not? (You may need to complete some additional research to address this question.)

• So what do YOU think the dream means? This is different than latent content. Tie it to your real life. Consider what is occurring in your life, your thoughts currently. How does it fit?

Please review the rubric for this assignment to ensure you earn full credit.

Rubric

Dream Interpretation

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