The relevance of typical themes for dream interpretation
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Many studies have demonstrated not only the prevalence of typical dreams but also their frequency in dream content. Therefore, it is not possible to distinguish typical dreams from non-typical dreams, as various typical themes are present in most dreams. These contents are a fundamental component in the construction of dream narratives: typical themes are universal metaphors. Dreams are fictional stories, essentially consisting of a problem and an attempt to solve it, in relation to the dreamer’s emotional concerns. In this article, the interpretation of a dream by Dora, a young patient of Freud, is proposed as an example, comparing Freud’s method of interpretation, based on associations and symbolism, with a metaphorical interpretation of typical themes.
Author: Maggiolini, Alfio
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7083810451
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