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What are dreams?

Introduction

A dream is considered as an unfolding sequence of perception, emotions, and thoughts while a person sleeps and experiences as a series of actual events. Dreams are fascinating people since the beginning of human life. Many scientists have come up with different theories and perceptions; however, Freud is known as the father of modern psychology because of his several works (Hobson 2002: 18). He has done work with patient with hysteria, a psychological illness that characterizes the extreme anxiety, which has led him to study each and every aspect of human life from the parent and child relationship to human psychology defence mechanisms. He has also published a monumental work “The Interpretation of Dreams.” In this book, Freud discusses the theory about the importance and meaning of dreams. The death of his father was very traumatic for him, and he repeated a dream that he will stand at the gates of the cemetery, where his father was buried, but he did not dare to go inside and see his father's grave (dreamgate.com).

Thesis Statement

To understand dreams that is an integral part to understand the true inner feelings of people.

Discussion

Dreaming is a natural part of a person's sleep and provides an exemption from the limitations of our real world. We can have many adventures, romances, fantasies, and other exciting escape in our dreams.

It is believed that a dream must be understood properly in order to understand the true inner feeling of people. Freud's theory states that dreams have meanings, and they have two significant dynamics that are movement (in which the mind of a person protects itself by displacing the troubling thoughts with a symbol), two of the condensate (in the mind places the characters on top of each other in layers, so to anxious thoughts is hard to find) (Hobson 2002: 18). However, every psychologist has a different perspective and different point of view in terms of dreams. Many scientists have subscribed to the idea that dreams are nothing more than random activity of the brain or popping. These scientists do not believe that dreams have no meaning or use in the treatment of people (Cohen 1999: 124).

According to Freud, dreams are disguised wish fulfilment, a way to satisfy the urges or unconscious decision unconscious conflicts that are too upsetting to deal with consciously. For example, sexual desire may appear in a dream, like the ...