CMLIT 153

Reading Questions

Bulkeley: An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming

Chapters 4 & 5

1. Be prepared to summarize succinctly the major points for each of the theories Bulkeley discusses in chapter 4:

• Alfred Adler (Individual Psychology)

• Medard Boss (Existential Psychoanalysis)

• French & Fromm (Ego Psychology)

• Frederick Perls (Gestalt Psychology)

2. What is Hobson's Activation-Synthesis Hypothesis? How does it explain the character of dreams?

3. What is the function of REM sleep according to Hobson?

4. Explain Crick and Mitchison's Reverse Learning Theory. What do they suppose could be one negative side-effect to dream interpretation?