The Psychodynamic View Of Dreaming Essay

The Psychodynamic view of dreaming suggests that the content in our dream is symbolic of something. Also, that the content in our dreams are based on unconscious desires as well as internal conflict. The manifest content of the dream would be; In the dream that I experienced I was a police officer but, it was more like I was a character on a show rather than my actual self. I was walking with a young child in a city area (much like Richmond) and we talked about her first day of school. She relayed to me that she wasn’t very enthusiastic about going back to school because her mother couldn’t afford school supplies, clothing, or the necessary food. As we were walking up to the little girl’s apartment building I saw an armed robber in a ski mask running out of her apartment with a bag full of money (presumably the only

I also watch A LOT of true crime series and I have since I was around the age of 7. Also my favorite television series is “Dexter” and in the series Dexter has a sister named Deb who is a detective and before the dream I was watching “Dexter”. Another latent part of the dream was the involvement of a young child. I desire to be an elementary school teacher after I graduate so I think that is how that aspect worked it’s way into the dream. Another piece of latent content in my dream was how it took place during the “back to school” season. That makes since because I had this dream during the month of September which is when everyone usually goes back to school especially the younger kids. The City in my dream symbolizes where I live today so that is how it worked it’s way into my dream. Lastly, my biggest fear is of being shot. So, the part where I got shot symbolized my worst fear. That part of the dream also caused me to wake up