The Psychoanalytic Theory of Dreaming States That

question 187

Multiple Choice

The psychoanalytic theory of dreaming states that:

• A) the purpose of dreaming is to express unconscious wishes, thoughts, and conflicts.
• B) there is no purpose to dreaming; dreams occur because of random brainstem signals.
• C) the purpose of dreaming is to resolve current concerns and problems that we are conscious of.
• D) dreaming is a byproduct of a process of eliminating or strengthening neural connections.

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