Sigmund Freud's Fight Or Flight Simulation Theory

The earliest preoccupation of man in dreams finds its roots in their cultural beliefs and traditions, governed by forces outside of man. The revolutionary theories of Sigmund Freud changed the basis for man’s dreams; from the forces that are external to man to the triggering force that comes from within man.
Surfacing buried emotions. Freud’s theory centers on repressed emotions that surface in dreams to find resolution. Further, the theory states that analyzing and understanding the dream’s content would ease these conflicting emotions and help man understand and accept the self. This theory continues to this day in modified forms and used by psychoanalysts to help patients resolve emotional conflicts.

Dream’s Fight or Flight simulation.
This theory is close the threat simulation theory, which purpose is still on threat avoidance. Further, this is an outgrowth of the evolution theory which traces an ancient practice of playing dead to avoid potentially threatening situations. In the waking world, a person’s response to a dangerous situation may vary between fight, flight, or freeze. When confronted with threatening situations, chemicals are released in the system which causes temporary paralysis. A temporary paralysis is a form of defense mechanism; since the brain does not distinguish the dream world and from the waking world, tonic immobility in bad dreams serves as a defense mechanism for the system. The times when the dreamer feels unable to move the body, it is the tonic immobility that is at
In this sense, there is no logic in interpreting dreams to reveal hidden meanings.
Archiving memories through dreams. In sleep as in wakefulness, the brains are active in storing memories; they serve as archives for man’s consciousness. Experiences flash in dreams before storing it permanently in man’s memory banks, to surface in waking life when needed.
Reinforcing learning through dreams. This theory stands on the other side of the “reverse learning theory.” Instead of dreaming to forget, the consolidating theory suggests that people retain their learning better if they dream about it. Psychoanalysts use this theory in helping traumatized people. Since sleeping retains a memory of an experience, traumatized people are discouraged from sleeping to prevent the consolidation of memory.
Solutions through dreams. Studies show that what the mind cannot resolve in the waking world find solutions in the dream world. The distractions in the waking world prevent a person from finding solutions to problems. In dreams, the absence of distractions makes it easier for the brain to find solutions to problems. Sleeping on a problem has its merits and studies show that problem-solving outcomes are effective for persons who