Question 1

Regarding lucid dreaming,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Lucid dreaming tends to increase REM sleep paralysis. 
B) People who have lucid dreams tend to feel a sense of emotional well-being. 
C) Lucid dreaming is a way to voluntarily enter altered states of consciousness without the risks of taking mind- altering drugs. 
D) A person can revise nightmares during lucid dreaming to make them less fearful or to solve problems. 
A) Lucid dreaming tends to increase REM sleep paralysis. 
B) People who have lucid dreams tend to feel a sense of emotional well-being. 
C) Lucid dreaming is a way to voluntarily enter altered states of consciousness without the risks of taking mind- altering drugs. 
D) A person can revise nightmares during lucid dreaming to make them less fearful or to solve problems.

Question 2

Perls believed that dreams are best interpreted as

Accepted Answer

A) symbolic wishes. 
B) a rehash of the occurrences of the day. 
C) a message about what is missing in our lives. 
D) random brain activity with little meaning. 
A) symbolic wishes. 
B) a rehash of the occurrences of the day. 
C) a message about what is missing in our lives. 
D) random brain activity with little meaning.

Question 3

Eugene is angry at a teacher and that night dreams that the teacher falls down a flight of stairs,rather than dreaming that he hits the teacher.According to Freud,which dream process would explain this dream action substitution?

Accepted Answer

A) condensation 
B) secondary elaboration 
C) compensation 
D) displacement 
A) condensation 
B) secondary elaboration 
C) compensation 
D) displacement

Question 4

In order to "catch a dream," upon awakening,one should

Accepted Answer

A) sit up and begin writing immediately since dreams disappear quickly. 
B) sit up and begin talking into a tape recorder immediately since this is faster than writing. 
C) lie still and review the dream images with your eyes closed. 
D) do none of these since dream analysis requires a therapist who can perform hypnosis. 
A) sit up and begin writing immediately since dreams disappear quickly. 
B) sit up and begin talking into a tape recorder immediately since this is faster than writing. 
C) lie still and review the dream images with your eyes closed. 
D) do none of these since dream analysis requires a therapist who can perform hypnosis.

Question 5

Anna has an argument with her roommate and then dreams that she accidentally put a red towel in with her roommate's white clothes in the washer.According to Freud,this could be an example of

Accepted Answer

A) condensation. 
B) displacement. 
C) compensation. 
D) secondary elaboration. 
A) condensation. 
B) displacement. 
C) compensation. 
D) secondary elaboration.

Question 6

If you have a dream in which one character in the dream looks like your teacher,acts like your father,talks like your mother,and is dressed like your employer,this one character is representing all the authority figures in your life and is an example of the dream process known as

Accepted Answer

A) displacement. 
B) sublimation. 
C) condensation. 
D) secondary elaboration. 
A) displacement. 
B) sublimation. 
C) condensation. 
D) secondary elaboration.

Question 7

Regarding "catching" and understanding dreams,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Natural awakening almost always follows soon after a REM period. 
B) Remember that drinking alcohol before going to bed tends to increase REM sleep and dreaming. 
C) Opening your eyes will disrupt dream recall. 
D) Keep dreams in chronological order and review them periodically to reveal recurrent themes. 
A) Natural awakening almost always follows soon after a REM period. 
B) Remember that drinking alcohol before going to bed tends to increase REM sleep and dreaming. 
C) Opening your eyes will disrupt dream recall. 
D) Keep dreams in chronological order and review them periodically to reveal recurrent themes.

Question 8

In LaBerge's sleep study,his subjects were able to use prearranged signals,such as clenching their fists,which
showed that lucid dreamers can partially overcome REM sleep paralysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In order to conclude or carry a dream on to a more meaningful ending,a person may use an interesting dream exercise

Accepted Answer

A) called secondary displacement. 
B) involving the sublimation of dream imagery. 
C) in which one continues the dream as a waking fantasy. 
D) in which one dissects the dream and reconstitutes it in as many different forms as possible. 
A) called secondary displacement. 
B) involving the sublimation of dream imagery. 
C) in which one continues the dream as a waking fantasy. 
D) in which one dissects the dream and reconstitutes it in as many different forms as possible.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the dream processes described by Freud?

Accepted Answer

A) condensation 
B) illumination 
C) displacement 
D) symbolization 
A) condensation 
B) illumination 
C) displacement 
D) symbolization

Question 11

Which of the following was the originator of Gestalt therapy and encouraged people to speak to the characters in their dreams to better understand the dream content?

Accepted Answer

A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Ernest Hartmann 
C) Stephen LaBerge 
D) Fritz Perls 
A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Ernest Hartmann 
C) Stephen LaBerge 
D) Fritz Perls

Question 12

The Gestalt psychologist,who proposed that most dreams are special messages about what's missing in our lives,what we tend to avoid doing,or feelings that need to be "re­owned," was _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Gestalt psychologist,who proposed that most dreams...

Question 13

The prearranged signals that LaBerge's lucid dreamers displayed showed that

Accepted Answer

A) sleep deprivation causes hypnopompic hallucinations. 
B) people do dream in the NREM sleep stages. 
C) condensation and displacement disguise dream content. 
D) voluntary action in dreams is possible. 
A) sleep deprivation causes hypnopompic hallucinations. 
B) people do dream in the NREM sleep stages. 
C) condensation and displacement disguise dream content. 
D) voluntary action in dreams is possible.

Question 14

Regarding the use of dreams,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The ability to take advantage of dreams for problem solving is improved if you "set" yourself before retiring. 
B) Your inhibitions tend to increase when you are dreaming. 
C) Even unimaginative people can use dreams to produce creative solutions. 
D) During a lucid dream,a person feels as if she or he is fully awake within the dream world and capable of normal thought and action. 
A) The ability to take advantage of dreams for problem solving is improved if you "set" yourself before retiring. 
B) Your inhibitions tend to increase when you are dreaming. 
C) Even unimaginative people can use dreams to produce creative solutions. 
D) During a lucid dream,a person feels as if she or he is fully awake within the dream world and capable of normal thought and action.

Question 15

Which of the following would NOT be good advice to aid in dream interpretation?

Accepted Answer

A) Watch for verbal or visual puns and other playful elements in dreams. 
B) It is important to describe your dream so that you can relive some of the feelings in the dream. 
C) Avoid discussing your dreams with family members or friends since they may add interpretations that will confuse your more personal analysis. 
D) Remember that each dream has several possible meanings or levels of meaning with no fixed way to interpret it. 
A) Watch for verbal or visual puns and other playful elements in dreams. 
B) It is important to describe your dream so that you can relive some of the feelings in the dream. 
C) Avoid discussing your dreams with family members or friends since they may add interpretations that will confuse your more personal analysis. 
D) Remember that each dream has several possible meanings or levels of meaning with no fixed way to interpret it.

Question 16

After Perry told his dream to his therapist,his therapist asked,"Did you find the dream comical,threatening,joyous,or depressing? Were you lonely,jealous,frightened,or angry?" Perry's therapist is using whose technique for interpreting dreams?

Accepted Answer

A) Sigmund Freud's 
B) Stephen LaBerge's 
C) Fritz Perls' 
D) Ernest Hartmann's 
A) Sigmund Freud's 
B) Stephen LaBerge's 
C) Fritz Perls' 
D) Ernest Hartmann's

Question 17

Which dream theorist suggests that dreams arise as our brains seek to make creative connections and that one should ignore the elements of a dream which merely replay a day's events and focus instead on the unusual dream elements?

Accepted Answer

A) Ernest Hartmann 
B) Fritz Perls 
C) Sigmund Freud 
D) Stephen LaBerge 
A) Ernest Hartmann 
B) Fritz Perls 
C) Sigmund Freud 
D) Stephen LaBerge

Question 18

Drugs that tend to suppress dreaming by interfering with REM sleep include

Accepted Answer

A) alcohol. 
B) cocaine. 
C) marijuana. 
D) all of these. 
A) alcohol. 
B) cocaine. 
C) marijuana. 
D) all of these.

Question 19

Sue dreams about a child sitting in her bedroom crying,while Sue runs around trying to console the child.According to Freud,this one child represents all the people in her life that Sue is attempting to care for,including her elderly mother,her husband,her children,and her students.Since this one dream character represents so many aspects of Sue's life,the dream process being utilized is

Accepted Answer

A) displacement. 
B) sublimation. 
C) condensation. 
D) secondary elaboration. 
A) displacement. 
B) sublimation. 
C) condensation. 
D) secondary elaboration.

Question 20

Alcohol and amphetamines both suppress dreaming by interfering with REM sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: Psychology in Action: Exploring and Using Dreams

Regarding lucid dreaming,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Perls believed that dreams are best interpreted as

Eugene is angry at a teacher and that night dreams that the teacher falls down a flight of stairs,rather than dreaming that he hits the teacher.According to Freud,which dream process would explain this dream action substitution?

In order to "catch a dream," upon awakening,one should

Anna has an argument with her roommate and then dreams that she accidentally put a red towel in with her roommate's white clothes in the washer.According to Freud,this could be an example of

If you have a dream in which one character in the dream looks like your teacher,acts like your father,talks like your mother,and is dressed like your employer,this one character is representing all the authority figures in your life and is an example of the dream process known as

Regarding "catching" and understanding dreams,which of the following statements is FALSE?

In LaBerge's sleep study,his subjects were able to use prearranged signals,such as clenching their fists,which showed that lucid dreamers can partially overcome REM sleep paralysis.

In order to conclude or carry a dream on to a more meaningful ending,a person may use an interesting dream exercise

Which of the following is NOT one of the dream processes described by Freud?

Which of the following was the originator of Gestalt therapy and encouraged people to speak to the characters in their dreams to better understand the dream content?

The Gestalt psychologist,who proposed that most dreams are special messages about what's missing in our lives,what we tend to avoid doing,or feelings that need to be "re­owned," was _______.

The prearranged signals that LaBerge's lucid dreamers displayed showed that

Regarding the use of dreams,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following would NOT be good advice to aid in dream interpretation?

After Perry told his dream to his therapist,his therapist asked,"Did you find the dream comical,threatening,joyous,or depressing? Were you lonely,jealous,frightened,or angry?" Perry's therapist is using whose technique for interpreting dreams?

Which dream theorist suggests that dreams arise as our brains seek to make creative connections and that one should ignore the elements of a dream which merely replay a day's events and focus instead on the unusual dream elements?

Drugs that tend to suppress dreaming by interfering with REM sleep include

Alcohol and amphetamines both suppress dreaming by interfering with REM sleep.

Introduction

How to Study Psychology

Introducing Psychology: Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Introducing Psychology: Psychology Then and Now

Introducing Psychology: the Psychology Experiment

Introducing Psychology: Non-Experimental Research Methods

Psychology in Action: Thinking Critically About the Media

Brain and Behavior: Neurons and the Nervous System

Brain and Behavior: Brain Research

Brain and Behavior: Hemispheres and Lobes of the Cortex

Brain and Behavior: Sub-Cortex and Endocrine System

Psychology in Action: Handedness

Human Development: Heredity and Environment

Human Development: Emotional and Social Development in Childhood

Human Development: Language and Cognitive Development in Childhood

Human Development: Adolescence and Adulthood

Psychology in Action: Well-Being and Happiness

Sensation and Perception: Sensory Processes

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Sensation and Perception: The Other Senses

Sensation and Perception: Perceptual Processes

Sensation and Perception: Perception and Objectivity

Psychology in Action: Extrasensory Perception

Consciousness: States of Consciousness

Consciousness: Sleep and Dreams

Consciousness: Psychoactive Drugs

Conditioning and Learning: Types of Learning

Conditioning and Learning: Classical Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Operant Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Reinforcement and Punishment

Psychology in Action: Behavioral Self-Management

Memory: Memory Systems

Memory: Forgetting

Memory: Exceptional Memory and Improving Memory

Psychology in Action: Mnemonics

Cognition and Intelligence: Imagery, Concepts, and Language

Cognition and Intelligence: Problem Solving

Cognition and Intelligence: Creative Thinking and Intuition

Cognition and Intelligence: Intelligence

Psychology in Action: Enhancing Creativity

Motivation and Emotion: Overview of Motives and Emotions

Motivation and Emotion: Motivation in Detail

Motivation and Emotion: Emotion in Detail

Psychology in Action: Emotional Intelligence

Human Sexuality: Sexual Development and Orientation

Human Sexuality: Gender Development, Androgyny, and Gender Variance

Human Sexuality: Sexual Behavior, Response, and Attitudes

Psychology in Action: Sexual Problems

Personality: Overview of Personality

Personality: Trait Theories

Personality: Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Theories

Personality: Behavioral and Social Learning Theories

Psychology in Action: Understanding Shyness

Health, Stress, and Coping: Health Psychology

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress, Frustration, and Conflict

Health, Stress, and Coping: Defenses, Helplessness, and Depression

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress and Health

Psychology in Action: Stress Management

Psychological Disorders: Normality and Psychopathology

Psychological Disorders: Psychosis, Delusional Disorders, and Schizophrenia

The Gestalt psychologist,who proposed that most dreams are special messages about what's missing in our lives,what we tend to avoid doing,or feelings that need to be "reowned," was _______.