or is it a seperate topic?
2007-09-05 07:45:05 · 4 answers · asked by cinnamonstar123 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Dream interpretation is not a science unto itself, it is definitely a way of finding out what is going on the subconscious of the subject. Psychoanalysts will ask questions, and if need be, hypnosis mat be used, if there are some blocks to overcome with memories, for example. Even hypnosis is not a true science, as some subjects are better candidates that others. To come full circle, the study of the mind is not an exact science, what works for one, may not work for the other, same with medicine, etc. Dreams give an idea of what thoughts are present in the mind of the subject, even though there are books on the alleged meanings of objects or actions in dreams, their "meanings" are not the same to all subjects. For example, the infamous "ink blot test", it is a similar method of interpreting the thoughts of the subject because there is no one or right or wrong answer to such a test. I hope this helps.
2007-09-05 12:53:53 · answer #1 · answered by Hot Coco Puff 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋
Well at the start the father of psychology, Freud (That's Freudian - Ha ha!) and his rival Jung saw it as a window into the subconscious. Nowadays less importance is given to dream interpretation, it's seen as a product of the brain filing and processing and dreams don't seem to have universal themes in the way that the early pioneers thought. More use is made of drugs and behaviour therapy, helping the patient to help themselves.
2007-09-05 11:38:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes dreams could be said that they fall into the psychoanalysis category. Dreams are said to be the mind's way of making sense of various types of input with which it has to cope with. it has certainly been proved that human beings need sleep in order to function properly. Sleep deprivation has profound effect on efficiency and ability, and the function of dreams seems to balance the psychological and physiological activity of a human being.
2007-09-05 09:15:25 · answer #3 · answered by soraya 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Draming is considered a disease and not interpreted. It is also considered a disease created by Lucifer, seeing with eyes closed.
2007-09-05 09:33:34 · answer #4 · answered by Phone E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋