Freud Called Dreams "The Royal Road to the Unconscious" Because

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Multiple Choice

Freud called dreams "the royal road to the unconscious" because he believed ________

• A) dreams prevented people from uncovering their true feelings.
• B) people intentionally dreamed about material they wanted to discuss in therapy but were afraid to.
• C) defenses were lowered during sleep and repressed material would start to come out in dreams.
• D) people would only tell him about unimportant dreams, so he could dismiss the topics they brought up.

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