Dream Theory and Psychoanalysis What is a dream? Is a dream a conscious interest in a topic or an unconscious way of expressing some unresolved unconscious conflict buried deep inside ones psyche? Freud theorized that dreams are unconscious interpretations of our unconscious and unresolved conflicts that occurred from various stages of development (Hebbrecht, 2013). Psychoanalysis in general is an exploratory approach to understanding the many levels of the human psyche. According to Freud, psychoanalysis is used as a tool to determine which areas are driving emotional and mental anguish, sometimes through dreams or transformations of experiences. Three articles are compared for similarities in dream analysis and psychotherapy. All three articles expose the importance of understand that the client must be open and vulnerable to interpretation and understanding that the unconscious will often mask emotional crisis to protect the conscious and that in order to reach a conclusion, patience is required. Theme 1 …show more content…
Hebbrecht (2013) specifically explains the importance of listening and not determining the hidden meaning for the client. In the same respect, Johansson (2007) signified the importance of the counselor understanding that there is no one way to treat a client, listening and incorporating the client’s needs into theory is a necessity. It is important for both the client and counselor to work collaboratively and over time to establish a foundation and understanding of the clients unconscious and conscious processes. Lastly, the third article points to a similar trend in that, the client must be able to address the conflict at the conscious level and again, over time the process will evolve with the phase of life the client is currently experiencing (Perera,