PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Waking Life, Sleep Deprivation, Caffeine

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

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Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious - if you want to get a glimpse at those issues that you haven"t really thought about, then the dream content would be a legitimate place to take a peep. a. ii. Wsh fulfillment theory - this physiology that we have, our physical body have needs, they have difficult emotional needs (sex, fear) and leksa out through dreams. a. ii. 1. These are the things that are true about you. a. ii. 2. Manifest - the story, the plot - the part you will remember a. ii. 2. b. Latent - not articulated fully, it is part of the wishes and motives that are seeking expression, and is going to parade itself in a story that makes sense in terms of your current life situation. a. ii. 2. b. i. Pay attention the emotions of your dreams, the feelings of your dreams. The surface, the story has more to it. a. iii. This is where we have to be careful.