The History of Dream Theory

Carl Jung (1875 – 1961) was a one time friend and colleague of Sigmund Freud, who initially held similar views to Freud. He started to feel dissatisfied with Freud’s ideas though and broke away from that school of thought in 1913. Jung also had a great interest in mystical and magical subjects, Buddhism and Hinduism, which influenced Jung’s own ideas on a theory of personality. He too, suggested there were 3 parts; the conscious mind (or ego), the personal unconscious, and the collective unconscious. ‘The main point of difference between the two men (Jung and Freud) was Freud’s definition of sexuality and libido. Although Jung conceded the importance of the

Before going over the differences between the two psychologist, Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud, covering the similarities between them is just as important in the world of psychology. Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud both subscribe to the idea that there is a conscious mind and an unconscious mind. Our unconscious mind is basically where we store all of our repressed traits and that they kind of agreed on even though Jung believed that we also store ancestral memory, but we will go into that difference later. They both believed that the unconscious is basically where we kept everything that we were not having in our conscious mind, and whenever we dream that is when these symbols can come out in order for us to realize them in a context like

Like Freud, Carl Jung believed that dream analysis allowed for a window into the unconscious mind. However, unlike Freud’s theory about dream interpretation, Jung didn’t believe that content of all dreams were sexual or that they disguised their true meaning. Jung thought that dreams were more symbolic, that dreams could have different interpretations according to

The point of view of which Freud interprets and examines the manifest of dreams content to obtain their latent meaning is of a professional psychologist and clinical observer who looked for a way to explain how our minds work and how the individual psychology functions. He based his work on clinical experiences and clinical neurosis of the matter of his own interpretations to be able to confirm his theories as a proven fact. The result Freud gets from the patients he observes and interpretation of their dreams are stereotyped to the complete human condition.

Freud believed our behavior is already determined by our experiences we had from childhood through the unconscious mind and that the occurrences we had in our childhood can have such an impact on our behavior as we grow into adulthood. Psychodynamic theory is often referred to as psychoanalytical therapy which describes the terms of personality through psychological process which includes our dreams, fears and wishes we are not fully aware of through psychotherapy explores the clients unconscious thoughts and emotions. He suggested that our personalities are formed by three reasons: the ego, id, and superego the Intrapsychic elements. A supporter of Sigmund Freud early on was Carl Jung, a member of Vienna Psychoanalytic Society. They shared interest of the unconscious. Jung anticipated that the unconscious mind consisted of two layers which emphasized the importance of the unconscious in relation to personality. Personal unconscious is the first layer and this layer is basically the same version of the unconscious as Freud’s. This part of the unconscious contains information that is temporarily forgotten and becomes a part of your repressed memories. The Collective Unconscious known as the second layer is considered the most important and significant difference between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud. This is said to be Jung’s most original workings and that it is very controversial to the personality theory. (McLeod, S. A. (2014). Carl Jung.

Carl Gustav Jung (a.k.a. C.G. Jung) was born in 1875, in Switzerland, and worked closely with Freud for many years, he learned many things from him in this time. Eventually Jung split from him because his ideas and concepts of psychoanalysis began to differ from those of Freud. Jung was a convectionist, unlike Freud who was a reductionist. Jung saw dreams as a way to come up with solutions to problems you are facing in your waking life. Jung took Freud’s one technique of “free association” and expanded on it. Unlike Freud, he saw this concept as being extremely important. He thought that the dreamer’s thoughts and opinions on what the dream could mean are even more important than anyone else’s, including many times an expert. Dreams, to Freud, are a way of interacting with your unconscious. Carl Jung’s methods to interpreting dreams could be a very important step to help people lead happier and healthier lives. He believed that the manifest content in our dreams is just as important as the latent content when it comes to interpreting our dreams. Freud took a very hands on approach when interpreting people’s dreams, but Jung put forth less information from himself because he thought dream interpretation relied heavily on the dreamer himself. A college student who is experiencing nightmares consistently may visit a psychologist who knows about the meanings of dreams. A psychiatrist who believes more in Freud’s ways may take the dream as being

Both Freud and Jung provided important and interesting theories on dreams; encompassing their functions, their roots, and their meanings. Freud looked at dreams as a result of repressed memories, particularly repressed sexual memories from our childhood. Jung however, believed that dreams delved beyond sexual repression during younger years, to other problems, be it trauma, anxiety etc. Jung also believed dreams changed predominately through middle adult years, while Freud believed the opposite. There is little empirical evidence to reinforce either Freud or Jung’s theories, however, their contributions to the study of dreams in psychology cannot be lessened or denied.

He additionally trusted that the substance of the unconscious are not limited to subdued material. Similar to Freud, Carl Jung trusted that dream analysis took into account a window into the unconscious mind. In any case, different from Freud, Carl Jung did not trust that that the substance of all dreams was fundamentally sexual in nature or that they masked their actual importance. Rather Jung's description of dreams focused more on typical symbolism. He trusted dreams could have a wide range of implications as indicated by the visionary's connection.

Many people believe their dreams are a manifestation of their subconscious. Dream analysis is the process of evaluating dreams to determine their meaning. The process of analyzing ones dreams dates back to ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptian people believed dreams were a message from the Gods. Furthermore, in the 20th century Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung gave way to greater scientific advancements through developed scientific theories and disciplines. Freud believed that dreams were the unconscious mind hiding repressed wants and desires from the conscious mind to protect the conscious mind from disturbing thoughts. However, Jung who at the time was a colleague of Freud’s disagreed. Jung thought that dreams were a means for the unconscious mind to bring to light inner desires to the conscious mind. In either case, by analyzing dreams a person has

In Carl Jung “The Importance of Dreams” every object and sign in the dreams represent a deeper meaning that what it actually is. How every individual person have a separate meaning to that object. While dreams can show a person's deepest fantasies and wishes there is also a dark sides to the dream. In the unconscious mind a person's

The Carl Jung theory of dreams followed in the footsteps of Sigmund Freud (Bennet 1966). Sigmund Freund’s dream theory stated all emotions were once originated through the unconscious mind, and have to be expressed in some way, and if not through real life actions, then through dreaming (Bennet 1996). According to Carl Jung, dreams are a natural phenomena, an effective way of tapping the spirits of the unconscious mind (Dotson 1996). We’re able to learn lessons and gain self knowledge through dream interpretation. Dreams teach us a lesson about ourselves, and express the natural emotions that we hold back consciously, and express them unconsciously through dreaming (Dotson 1996).

Jung developed a more analytical approach to psychology. Alder’s approach was more clinical and genuine though, not a bad thing, it just does not follow a logical disciplined approach to psychology like Jung. Although, both Alder and Jung do not seem to agree on a lot of things they do seem to agree on what dream analysis was. Adler believed like Jung that one could easily interpret their dreams, but due to its nature of self-deception interpretation would be very difficult and that it was based one’s incomplete condition of self-realization (Feist, 2009, p. 93). So, if one was able to self-realize he would be able to interpret! Alder also believed that dreams were not a harbinger of the future but more for provided clues for being able to solve future problems. When a person’s goals are erratic and don’t jive with reality, the more that person’s dreams will deceive them. As for Jung, he believed that dreams should be taken seriously because they spring from the depth of the unconscious. Furthermore, Jung felt that certain dreams offered proof for existence of the collective unconscious and so did Adler. Both men felt that dreams were important to understanding the individual and what they were. The problem with both Adler and Jung’s research on psychology was

Jung made some major contributions in psychotherapy. Jung was the first to say that a therapist himself must be analyzed (Storr, 1991). Unlike Freud who had his patients lie on a couch, Jung suggested that face to face contact with a patient was essential (Storr, 1991). He wanted to see his patients face. He also saw patients less times a week then Freud did (Storr, 1991). He stated that he did not want his patients to stop living their normal everyday lives. Dreams were an important aspect of Jung’s psychotherapy. He dedicated a great deal of time and work on the interpretation of dreams

In his book, Modern Man In Search Of A Soul, C.G. Jung gives a layperson insight into his ideas on dream analysis. Jung's primary objective in this book is to educate the reader as to what a psychoanalyst does when analyzing a patient's dreams. The principal message in the section of the book centered on dream analysis is that dreams should never stand alone. Dreams are meaningless in a vacuum, but on the other hand when put against a strict set of rules, they are oftentimes misunderstood. The unconscious is a fluid entity and cannot be handled either in isolation or with a static set of guidelines. Dreams are reflections of the unconscious and can represent many different things inside of

They can be reveal our inner motivations and hopes, help us face our fears, encourage growing awareness and even be a source of creativity and insight” (qtd. in Puri and Treasaden 150). Freud, the founder of psycho-analysis and Jung, developer of analytical psychology discuss about the function of dream in human life (Anderson 1). Jung and Freud discuss about function of dream, however, Jung also highlight more details about “dream as constituting a symbolic guide to present and future conduct” (Glover 105). On the other hand, Freud argues that dream is a way to preserve sleep (Domhoff “Purpose”). Jung also said that “the function of dreams is to compensate for those parts of the psyche (total personality) that are underdeveloped in waking life” (Domhoff “Purpose”). Springett argues that the purpose of dream which propose by Jung and Freud are less scientific because the idea of rapid eye movement has not