Dream Censor
Dream Censor: Freud's concept: a mental mechanism that masks unconscious desires with symbols instead of showing them directly in dreams. Creates the filter between manifest and latent dream content.
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Sigmund Freud
Pioneer of modern dream analysis. With 'The Interpretation of Dreams' (1900), he defined dreams as symbolic expressions of unconscious desires. Developed the free association method.
Repression
A defense mechanism that pushes painful, unacceptable thoughts and memories into the unconscious. According to Freud, repressed content returns in dreams in symbolic disguises.
Manifest and Latent Content
According to Freud, two layers of dreams: Manifest content is the remembered story; Latent content is the underlying true meaning. Dream work aims to reach the latent content.
Ta'bir (Dream Interpretation)
The art of dream interpretation in Islamic tradition. Means 'transferring from one state to another.' Symbolic dream images are translated from their apparent meanings to their hidden meanings.
Oneiromancy
The practice of divination through dreams. An ancient interpretive tradition dating back to antiquity, believing dreams carry information about the future.
Gestalt Dreamwork
Fritz Perls' approach: every element in a dream (person, object, place) is a part of the dreamer. Speaking as each element aims for integration.