THEORY OF DREAMS

All that we see or seem is nothing but a dream within a dream

PRESENTED BY –
Aayisha Sulthana
Aprita Patel
Deepshikha Toppo
Itisikta Pani
Niharika Samal
Simran Nayak
 CONTENT
•What is dream
•Why we dream
•What causes a person to dream
•Science behind dreaming
•What your dreams actually mean
•Common dream symbol and what they convey
•Dream based explanation of déjà vu
•Different types of dream
•Dreams and mental diseases
•Characteristics all dreams have in common
•Why do we forget our dream
•REM and Non – REM
•Interpretation of dreams
•Conclusion
•References
 WHAT IS DREAM?

• Series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during

sleep.
Example – I had dream about falling from a great height.

• Cherished aspiration and ambition.

Example - My dreams were fulfilled when I entered NIFT.

• Scientific study of dreams - oneirology.

• Can be vivid.

• Make you feel happy, sad, or scared.

• May seem confusing or perfectly rational.

• Vivid dreams occur during deep, REM (rapid eye movement) sleep.
 WHY WE DREAM?

• Component and form of memory processing.

• Extension of waking consciousness.

• Means by which the mind works.

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• Brain responding to biochemical changes
and electrical impulses.

• Unites past, present and future.

• Prepare itself to face threats, dangers and

challenges.
 WHAT CAUSES A PERSON TO DREAM ?

• The causes of our dreams are merely theories and educated reasoning.

• Sigmund Freud's theory was that dreams were an outlet for our hidden desires.

• Dreams were based on the activities that we do all day long which are
combined with our wishes.

• Another interesting aspect of his theory are id, ego and super ego.
• ID- pleasure principle that doesn't understand any kind of norms or
inhibitions.
• Knows no judgements of value

• SUPER EGO - part of unconscious mind that acts as a conscience .

• Compilation of what our parents teach.

• EGO - lies between Id and Super-ego. It is "repressed Id," and it mediates

Id and Super-ego.
• Defensive, perceptual, intellectual-cognitive, and executive functions.
 SCIENCE BEHIND DREAMING?

• Activation-synthesis hypothesis

• Process emotions and constructing memories

• Pain can show up in dreams

• Dreams affect your mood

WHAT YOUR DREAMS ACTUALLY MEAN?

• Discovering yourself.

• What you are afraid of.

• True desires.
 COMMON DREAM SYMBOL AND WHAT THEY
CONVEY
• Death
• Being late or lost
• Falling
• Needing to find a toilet
• Exams at school
• Being trapped
• Teeth falling out
• Getting chased
• Water
 Déjà vu
• It is the feeling that the situation currently being experienced has
already been experienced in the past.

Dream-based explanation

• Having dreamt about a similar situation or place.

• Can catch many people off-guard.

 DIFFERENT TYPES OF DREAM

• False Awakening Dreams.

• Lucid Dreams.
• Nightmares.
• Recurring Dreams.
• Healing Dreams.
• Epic Dreams.
• Premonition dreams.
 DREAMS AND MENTAL DISEASES

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Insomnia
• Stress
• Psychosis
• Trauma
 CHARACTERISTICS ALL DREAMS HAVE IN
COMMON
Emotions experienced are often
• Intense
• Painful
• Acute
It can cause the dreamer to wakeup abruptly
The most common emotions are
• Fear
• Anxiety
• Surprise
• Dreams will be filled with discontinuity.

• They don’t make any sense

• They don’t observe any natural laws i.e time place or people.

• We may fly , time travel , bizzare sensations.

• Loved ones who have passed away being alive again.

• Combination of people from different parts of your life.

• Memory seem to be intensified within the context of the dream.

• Access to the information contained in the dream diminishes rapidly once

the dreamer wakes up.

• 95 % of all dreams are forgotten entirely upon waking.

 WHY WE FORGET OUR DREAM?
REM AND NON-REM

• A gradual decrease in the brain activity - non-REM sleep.

• An increased activity of the brain eye movements – hence called REM

sleep.

• Dreams occur during REM sleep.

 INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS

• Negative dream symbolises the snake, the spider.

Snake - represents a bad event that will correct a mistake.
Spider - represents great danger ahead if you don’t take action.
• Positive dreams will help you feel better.
For example - A bright sunlight.
 CONCLUSION

Dreams are responsible for many of the greatest inventions of mankind. A

few examples include:
• The idea for Google -Larry Page
• Alternating current generator -Tesla
• DNA’s double helix spiral form -James Watson
• The sewing machine -Elias Howe
• Periodic table -Dimitri Mendeleyev

• Dreaming is one of the most mysterious and interesting

experiences in our lives.
 REFERENCES

• “ Interpretation of Dreams ” by Sigmund Freud.

• Dream Psychology pdf.
• www.lifehack.org
• www.valleysleepcenter.com
• www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders
• Function of dreams and dreaming pdf.
THANK YOU!