All About Dreams WebQuest
Use the following website to find out the “basics” of dreaming: http://www2.ucsc.edu/dreams/FAQ/
1, What is a dream?
2. How often do we dream?
3. When does dreaming occur in the sleep cycle?
4. Why do we forget 95% or more of our dreams?
Now visit the site below to find out more answers to the basic questions about dreams. http://www.asdreams.org/subidxeduq_and_a.htm.
In the space below, list 5 facts you learn from this page.
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Now go to: https://sites.google.com/site/msharwoodsocialstudies/dreamtheories.
Read Dream Analysis Part I: Dreams as Wish Fulfillment (Sigmund Freud) and then answer the following questions:
- Sigmund Freud is one of the world’s most well-known psychologists. What was his most famous publication?
- According to Freud, why are dreams valuable to our mental health?
- According to Freud, our mind has 3 “parts”. Explain them in the space below:
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Ego:
Superego:
- What is the difference between the manifest content and latent content of a dream?
Read Dream Analysis Part II: Activation-Synthesis and then answer the following questions.
- Who pioneered this theory?
- According to this theory, why do we dream?
Read Dream Analysis Part III: Information Processing and then answer the following questions.
- According to this theory, why do we dream?
- What does the content of the dream tell us about ourselves?
- If dreams are simply opportunities to rehearse experiences, why are they so strange?
Dream Interpretation
Watch the following video about dream interpretation and the meaning behind common dreams: http://www.today.com/id/17876281/ns/today-today_health/#.Vlsk6aAo5lA
1. What can we do to help remember dreams?
2. What does the “dream expert” say the following dreams mean:
a. Rushing/Deadlines:
b. Teeth Falling Out:
c. Being Chased:
d. Falling:
e. Animals:
Use the information on the website below to interpret the possible meaning of the following people’s dreams: https://sites.google.com/site/msharwoodsocialstudies/common-dream-meanings
1. Dream: Sam had a dream last night where he was in school and had to take a math test he forgot to study for. While he was taking the test, all he could think about was what was on the menu for lunch.
Meaning:
2. Dream: Tim had a dream last week where he was being chased by a giant spider. As he ran faster he began to fly, but had trouble keeping himself in the air.
Meaning:
3. Dream: Sarah had a dream last night where she was giving a speech, but while she was talking her teeth began to fall out of her mouth. She tried to call her mom for help, but couldn’t dial the number correctly.
Meaning: