freud's (1900) theory of dreaming

Question 1

id

Answer 1

the part of freuds personality theory that is demanding, thought of ‘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 the dream

Question 6

dreamwork

Answer 6

the transformation of unconscious thoughts into dream content

Question 7

strengths of freud’s theory of dreaming

Answer 7

• gathered lots of in-depth qualitative data
• scientific and reflective: he recorded his own responses which improves objectivity in interpretation.

Question 8

weaknesses of freud’s theory of dreaming

Answer 8

- Hans father only included information that suited Freud's ideas about the complex, leading to bias.
- Case studies are focused on a single individual so are not generalizable

Question 9

phallic stage

Answer 9

the third of freud’s stages during which the oedipus complex is worked through (3 - 6 years)

Question 10

oedipus complex

Answer 10

part of freud’s phallic stage; a boy has unconscious feelings for his mother and hates his father, who he sees as rival and fears will castrate him

Question 11

psychosexual stages

Answer 11

freud's (1905) theory of child development:
oral;
anal;
phallic;
latent;
genital