Dreams Pick up and Article and read! Are dreams really just a wish your heart makes? Dreams Pick up and Article and read!

10/24/14 Article Video Monday Dream Notes Activation Synthesis Activity 10/24/14

Dreams aren’t normally that exciting and are generally mundane They tend to be filled with familiar characters, dominated by friends, and colleagues and places This is probably why dreams seem more exotic and we remember the weird ones! Contents of Dreams

Some dreams are more common than others People often dream of sex, aggression, and misfortune Center around classic sources of internal conflict Dreams are self-centered (much like we are)

Gender Differences Women Men More likely to dream of children More likely to dream about being the target of aggression More likely to dream about sex with boyfriends and their husbands Men More likely to dream about acting aggressively More likely to dream about strangers More likely to dream about liaisons with attractive female strangers Gender Differences

Links Between Dreams and Waking Life

What people dream about is affected by what is going on in their lives Themes in your life may show up in your dreams “Day residue”

We often dream of aversive matters Thinking vs not thinking in studies

The content of dreams can also be affected by stimuli experienced while asleep

Culture and Dreams-Western Culture In Western society, we understand the distinction between the “real” world and the “imaginary” world Dreams are largely written off as being insignificant, meaningless meanderings of the unconscious Culture and Dreams-Western Culture

Theories of Dreams Now… Get in your groups of 3 Each person will receive one Dream Theory to become an expert on Wish Fulfillment Problem-Solving View Activation Synthesis Model It will then be your task to educate the others in your group Take good notes Theories of Dreams

To File Away Memories: information processing perspective, REM sleep and memory connection To Develop and Preserve Neural Pathways: physiological function- sleeping brain gets hit with periodic stimulation Other Dream Theories

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