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1
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What is latent content?

A

The underlying meaning of the dream

2
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What is manifest content?

A

The waking report

3
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What is the role of the therapist in dream work?

A

To reverse the dream work process to unpick and decode manifest content

4
Q

What are the 5 dream work processes?

A
  • representation
  • symbolism
  • condensation
  • displacement
  • secondary elaboration
5
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What is representation?

A

translating thought into visual images

6
Q

What does symbolism do?

A

Replace an action, person or idea

7
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What is condensation?

A

One image standing for several meanings

8
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What is displacement?

A

The dream directs feelings or desires onto an unrelated subject

9
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What is secondary elaboration?

A

Unconscious mind collects all the different images and ties them to form a story disguising latent content, some of this material may be provided from events in the persons waking life

10
Q

Why is it hard to find evidence of the effectiveness of dream analysis?

A

It is not a stand alone therapy rather it is a technique in psychoanalysis

11
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What should a therapist do in dream work?

A

Offer various interpretations based on the patients feedback and knowledge of their life experiences, allowing the patient to select the one making the most sense

12
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What is dream work?

A

The process of which latent content is transformed into manifest content

13
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What does the dream work therapy involve for the client?

A

Lying on a couch facing away from the therapist

14
Q

What is psychoanalysis often called and why?

A

Talking therapy

Client talks with minimal prompts form the therapist

15
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Is psychoanalysis a long or short term therapy?

A

Long term

16
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How often does a client have dream analysis sessions a week and how long is each session?

A

1-5 times a week

Each session is 50 minutes to an hour

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