Meaning of Dreams
THE MEANING OF DREAMS
Consciousness is defined as a person’s state of awareness of oneself and the environment. It is the responsiveness of the brain to the senses. A person may experience different states of consciousness. A typical example of such states of consciousness is sleep. In this state, the body rests and restores energy. One particular stage of sleep called REM sleep, characterized by rapid eye movements, is responsible for generating dreams. Dreams are mental images which occur involuntarily in the mind during sleep. This report intends to discuss the definition and relation of dreams to our waking life and the sources of dreams.
Dreams are not attributed to any supernatural phenomena. They are the mental activity of a person which occurs during sleep. Dreams allow the mind to detach from the events of waking life. The content of dreams usually include experiences of the previous day because they attach themselves to the thoughts which have been present in one’s consciousness shortly before. They revolve around one’s experiences in reality, either externally or from what has passed through the senses, or internally which is described as one’s waking thoughts or memories (Freud, 1965).
A dream do not only include one’s experiences and memories. It has varied meanings. It may be a fulfilment of a wish or a realization of a fear. Dreams as wish fulfilments are usually short and simple compared to other types, which are evident in the dreams of young children (Freud, 1965). On the other hand, repressed wishes arises from the ego, a part of mind containing consciousness, and are derived from infantile experiences. They transform into dreams as they reach one’s consciousness, in which they are appeased in a hallucinatory way (Garma, 1966).
Furthermore, dreams can also indicate the repressed contents of personality. They include past experiences which had been repressed because they could not be consciously faced. These experiences
Consciousness is defined as a person’s state of awareness of oneself and the environment. It is the responsiveness of the brain to the senses. A person may experience different states of consciousness. A typical example of such states of consciousness is sleep. In this state, the body rests and restores energy. One particular stage of sleep called REM sleep, characterized by rapid eye movements, is responsible for generating dreams. Dreams are mental images which occur involuntarily in the mind during sleep. This report intends to discuss the definition and relation of dreams to our waking life and the sources of dreams.
Dreams are not attributed to any supernatural phenomena. They are the mental activity of a person which occurs during sleep. Dreams allow the mind to detach from the events of waking life. The content of dreams usually include experiences of the previous day because they attach themselves to the thoughts which have been present in one’s consciousness shortly before. They revolve around one’s experiences in reality, either externally or from what has passed through the senses, or internally which is described as one’s waking thoughts or memories (Freud, 1965).
A dream do not only include one’s experiences and memories. It has varied meanings. It may be a fulfilment of a wish or a realization of a fear. Dreams as wish fulfilments are usually short and simple compared to other types, which are evident in the dreams of young children (Freud, 1965). On the other hand, repressed wishes arises from the ego, a part of mind containing consciousness, and are derived from infantile experiences. They transform into dreams as they reach one’s consciousness, in which they are appeased in a hallucinatory way (Garma, 1966).
Furthermore, dreams can also indicate the repressed contents of personality. They include past experiences which had been repressed because they could not be consciously faced. These experiences