Dream, Dream, DreamDream, Dream, Dream

Why do we dream?Why do we dream?

Quick HitsQuick Hits

What are the stages of sleep called?What are the stages of sleep called? What occurs during REM sleep?What occurs during REM sleep? In what stage can sleep walking occur?In what stage can sleep walking occur? In what stage do delta waves occur?In what stage do delta waves occur? In what stage does the falling sensation In what stage does the falling sensation

occur? occur?

Dreams…Dreams…

““The children were nestled all snug in their The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads”in their heads” ‘ ‘Twas the night before Christmas’Twas the night before Christmas’

Dreams are an important part of sleep…but Dreams are an important part of sleep…but why? why?

Facts on DreamsFacts on Dreams

1/3 of your life is spent sleeping1/3 of your life is spent sleeping Throughout your life you will spend 6 Throughout your life you will spend 6

years of it dreamingyears of it dreaming The Roman Senate would interpret The Roman Senate would interpret

dreams that were submitteddreams that were submitted Lack of dreams means a protein Lack of dreams means a protein

deficiency or personality disordersdeficiency or personality disorders

Those that are blind dreamThose that are blind dream Five minutes after the end of the dream, Five minutes after the end of the dream,

half the content is forgotten. After ten half the content is forgotten. After ten minutes, 90% is lost. minutes, 90% is lost.

Why do we dream?Why do we dream?

There are three theories on why we There are three theories on why we dream…dream… Random thoughtsRandom thoughts File informationFile information Help solve problemsHelp solve problems

Random ThoughtsRandom Thoughts

As we sleep, random thoughts fly As we sleep, random thoughts fly through our brain, and the mind tries to through our brain, and the mind tries to make sense of those random thoughts, make sense of those random thoughts, giving us a story line.giving us a story line.

Filing CabinetFiling Cabinet

Throughout the day the brain takes in a Throughout the day the brain takes in a lot of informationlot of information In order to sort that information, dreams In order to sort that information, dreams

occuroccur

Help Solve ProblemsHelp Solve Problems

Some people believe that dreams help Some people believe that dreams help solve problems that we have solve problems that we have throughout the daythroughout the day

Contemporary ApproachesContemporary Approaches• Psychoanalytic- unconscious Psychoanalytic- unconscious

motives and conflicts determines motives and conflicts determines

human behavior, feelings, and human behavior, feelings, and

thoughtsthoughts• Sigmund Freud (1856- 1939)Sigmund Freud (1856- 1939)

Dream AnalysisDream Analysis Linked everything to sex! Linked everything to sex! Free Association- say anything that comes Free Association- say anything that comes

to mind. to mind.

Freud’s Theory on DreamsFreud’s Theory on Dreams

Freud believes that your Id is released Freud believes that your Id is released in your dreams and therefore have in your dreams and therefore have meaningmeaning Your Id must be released in your dream so Your Id must be released in your dream so

you do not act it out in real lifeyou do not act it out in real life

Manifest Content- Story line of your Manifest Content- Story line of your dreams.dreams.

Latent Content- Underlying meaning of a Latent Content- Underlying meaning of a dream. dream.

Lucid Dream Lucid Dream A A dream in which one is aware that one is in which one is aware that one is

dreaming. dreaming. The dreamer may be able to exert some degree The dreamer may be able to exert some degree

of control over their participation within the of control over their participation within the dream or be able to manipulate their imaginary dream or be able to manipulate their imaginary experiences in the dream environment.experiences in the dream environment.

Brain StuffBrain Stuff Shown that lucid dreamers can experience Shown that lucid dreamers can experience

frequencies of 13-19 HZ frequencies of 13-19 HZ Increased amount of activity in the Increased amount of activity in the parietal lobes

making lucid dreaming a conscious process.making lucid dreaming a conscious process.