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Dream Psychology (Psychoanalysis for Beginners)
This classic work by the Father of Psychoanalysis, is essential reading for any serious student of psychology. Dr. Freud covers the hidden meanings within our dreams, especially repressed sexual desires, the purpose of our conscious and unconscious minds, and the importance of dreams to our wellbeing.
Table of Contents:
I - Dreams Have a Meaning
II - The Dream Mechanism
III -...more
Table of Contents:
I - Dreams Have a Meaning
II - The Dream Mechanism
III -...more
Paperback, 160 pages
Published
March 29th 2005
by Mondial
(first published 1920)
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Interesting read but I can't help but to feel the age of this volume. Personifications of certain psychic functions felt like an over simplification, and aspects of his finite conclusions had possibilities other than his conclusions. Of course I could see the flaws in Freud's logic on certain things through the lens of modern discoveries, hence why the book felt dated, but I also felt that there was some grasping at straws when it came to certain dream analysis. Seeing certain objects in the dre...more
The words "dream interpretation" were and still are indeed fraught with unpleasant, unscientific associations. They remind one of all sorts of childish, superstitious notions, which make up the thread and woof of dream books, read by none but the ignorant and the primitive.
Freud's theories are anything but theoretical.
[...:]
He was moved by the fact that there always seemed to be a close connection between his patients' dreams and their mental abnormalities, to collect thousands of dreams and to...more
Freud's theories are anything but theoretical.
[...:]
He was moved by the fact that there always seemed to be a close connection between his patients' dreams and their mental abnormalities, to collect thousands of dreams and to...more
We sleep 6 to 12 hours a day, and 2 hours of our sleep we dream of something. Some said they are omens, some they are messages and sometimes people thought you were a son or daughter of something satanic. Everyone have different beliefs depending on the place we grow and develop culture. There are four ways to define a dream depending on our culture;
1. History, people have sought meaning in dreams or divination through dreams....more
2. Physiologically as a response to neural processes during sleep
3. P
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Freud has often bee accused of being overly obsessed with sex and after reading Dream Psychology I can definitely see why this is the case. While he does raise and discuss several interesting theories about dreams in general, eventually for Freud, they almost all come down to sex. He actually discussed a dream he himself had as a seven year old boy in which his "beloved mother" dies and states that this dream was a "repression to an obscure obviously sexual desire". Well, I do admire Freud and w...more
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After using some of Freud's techniques on my own dreams it is hard to deny that there is some truth behind some of his theories, even as strange as some of them might be. However, I can never be a full believer of psychoanalysis simply because there will always be a piece of my heart that wants to believe some of the messages in my dreams come from a source beyond me, but I will say that I enjoyed the read. It was fun and definitely informative.
Although I read this book on a long stretch, due to the fact that I was reading it on my mobile during transitive times (waiting times at banks, restaurants, traffic signals, etc.), I enjoyed it, because I was interested in the concept it proposed - in regards of the kind of dreams it dealt with of course, because in Islam, dreams are of several categories, and the category of Ru'yah (vision), for instance, is not valid in Freud's belief. I have my reservations of course towards taking sexual mo...more
Interesting. Not modern, but interesting. Freud seems like the arrogant type who thinks his writing, words and theories are better than anyone else's even if he says otherwise, but not a bad read.
This was surprisingly interesting. I read it because one of my sisters had an unusual dream she was really curious about. She said this analysis was right on! Lol
Freud was a freak who was obsessed with sex. The end. LOL!! Still was interesting to read, even though I don't agree with most of the book at all. :o)
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I'm reading the project Gutenberg e-book: Release Date: March 28, 2005 [EBook #15489:].
Blah! Like any obsessed individual, he sees what he is looking for. Blah!
OK I didn't enjoy this book at all. I don't understand what a stairwell has to do with a woman's
hoo-ha. I figured I would try to read it to see if Freud's theories were as far out there as I had heard.
hoo-ha. I figured I would try to read it to see if Freud's theories were as far out there as I had heard.
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للأسف مالقيت الترجمه العربي للكتاب ده...هو في أجزاء من كتاب
تفسير الأحلام
لكن مش هو للأسف...وبالتالي مقدرتش أفهم بعض الأجزاء :((
عموماً ...لم أقتنع تماماً بفكرة إن "جميع الأحلام" سببها رغبه مكبوته
حتى 'بعض' الأمثله اللي طرحها فرويد لتوضيح نظريته.. حسيت كأنه بيلف و يدور بالحلم القارات السبع علشان يثبت صحته نظريته و خلاص :S
أو يمكن انا فهمته غلط
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للأسف مالقيت الترجمه العربي للكتاب ده...هو في أجزاء من كتاب
تفسير الأحلام
لكن مش هو للأسف...وبالتالي مقدرتش أفهم بعض الأجزاء :((
عموماً ...لم أقتنع تماماً بفكرة إن "جميع الأحلام" سببها رغبه مكبوته
حتى 'بعض' الأمثله اللي طرحها فرويد لتوضيح نظريته.. حسيت كأنه بيلف و يدور بالحلم القارات السبع علشان يثبت صحته نظريته و خلاص :S
أو يمكن انا فهمته غلط
Freud may be a weirdo but I liked it.
Enjoyed it!
crackpot
I found that I very much enjoyed reading Sigmund Freud's Dream Psychology, through out the novel Freud used his own experiences and dreams in order to explain his ideas on dream psychology. I found this very amusing as it very much provided me with evidence as to what Sigmund Freud was like, just like what my psychology teacher explained.
This book starts off rather interesting in deconstructing the idea that a dream is meant to fulfill a desire but as I read this the points seemed to hammer on and on in the same fashion until I was bored to tears. Good start, could have been a bit more I interesting.
This was my first actual reading of Freud's primary works, but there were hardly any surprises. This text is concerned mostly with examples from his personal Psychotherapy practice, and left me seeking a more detailed and supported explanation of his underlying theory. Certainly not bad for an introduction to Freud, though.
TL;DR Sex.
Briefly, dreams are manifestations of the past, not of the future, except when a wish is fulfilled in the dream; then the dream certainly leads us into the future.
This is a great book to read if you want to learn how to better understand your dreams. It's especially a good read right before bed.
ok, insightful for the time. looking forward to revisiting a more modern approach to the subject.
Not much to say. Freud spend a great deal of time researching dreams. It worked for my research.
This one I am reading again!
Susah dicerna nih bukunya...
This is a bunch of hooey.
Good, it's interesting to read after a good majorities of the theories have been discredited.
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Sigmund Freud, born Sigismund Schlomo Freud, was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology. Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind and the defense mechanism of repression. He is also renowned for his redefinition of sexual desire as the primary motivational energy of human life which is directed toward a wide variety of objec...more
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