Types of Dreams
Purpose of Dreams
What? Why? How?
Theories
100
How many types of dreams are there?
Eight
100
Do all dreams mean something?
No not all serve a purpose.
100
What is dreaming?
The images, thoughts and emotions that are experienced during sleep.
100
How many main theories are there?
4
200
What kind of dreaming is spontaneous imaging and wishful thinking?
Daydreaming
200
Why do some people believe that dreaming is essential?
Some believe that dreaming is essential to mental, emotional and physical well-being.
200
What causes REM sleep?
Brain stem causes REM sleep.
200
Name the four main theories.
1. Freudian Dream Theory 2. Jungian Dream Theory 3. Activation-synthesis Theory 4. Continual-activation Theory
300
What is when in a dream you wake up but in reality you're still asleep?
False Awakening Dreams
300
What does the brain do during sleep?
Dreams help keep our brain occupied so that our body can rest .
300
Where do dreams occur?
Middle of the brain adds emotion Higher brain makes sense and reality of dreams.
300
Who were the Modern Philosophies?
Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung
400
What is precognitive or psychic dreams?
Prophetic Dreams
400
What kind of sleep are dreams associated with?
Often associated with REM sleep.
400
How often do we dream?
Most of us dream every night and most of us dream throughout our various sleep cycles
400
What was the Activation-Synthesis Theory about?
Brain constructs images due to the sensory neurons.
500
What is typically occurs during deep sleep and stress or sleep deprivation may contribute to it?
Sleepwalking
500
What do dreams do?
Dreams help weave new material into the memory system.
500
What did the Egyptians think about about dreams?
Ancient Egypt: they once believed that the gods would send them dreams to warn; were the first to attempt to interpret dreams
500
What is Continual-activation Theory?
Uses different mechanisms than REM. It turns awake experiences into memory during sleep.
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