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Self And Personality

Question
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What functions do dream serve according to Freud?

Solution

Dreams are considered as the royal road to unconscious. Mainly they serve following purposes:

— They work as safeguards of sleep.

— They work as wish fulfilment device. We can give expression to impulses and desires we find unacceptable during our waking hours.

- Dreams release unconscious tension arising out of conflicts between Id and Ego.