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On Dreams and Motivation: Comparison of Freud’s and Hobson’s Views
The merits of Freudian dream theory continue to be debated and both supporters and critics appeal to empirical evidence to support their respective positions. What receives much less attention is the theoretical coherency of either Freudian dream theory or alternative perspectives. This paper examin...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216045/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28111554 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02001 |
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description | The merits of Freudian dream theory continue to be debated and both supporters and critics appeal to empirical evidence to support their respective positions. What receives much less attention is the theoretical coherency of either Freudian dream theory or alternative perspectives. This paper examines Freudian dream theory and J. Allan Hobson’s alternative position by addressing the role of motivation in dreams. This paper first discusses motivation in Freudian theory and its relation to dreams and disguise-censorship. The role of motivation in Hobson’s theory is then considered. Hobson’s claim that dream plot and content selection is random and based on design error and functional imbalance is then discussed in relation to the protoconsciousness theory proposal that dreams serve an adaptive function. While there are apparent inconsistencies in Hobson’s position, his appeal to emotions and instincts provides a preliminary platform for understanding the role of motivation in dreams that is consonant with the Freudian position. |
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spelling | pubmed-52160452017-01-20 On Dreams and Motivation: Comparison of Freud’s and Hobson’s Views Boag, Simon Front Psychol Psychology The merits of Freudian dream theory continue to be debated and both supporters and critics appeal to empirical evidence to support their respective positions. What receives much less attention is the theoretical coherency of either Freudian dream theory or alternative perspectives. This paper examines Freudian dream theory and J. Allan Hobson’s alternative position by addressing the role of motivation in dreams. This paper first discusses motivation in Freudian theory and its relation to dreams and disguise-censorship. The role of motivation in Hobson’s theory is then considered. Hobson’s claim that dream plot and content selection is random and based on design error and functional imbalance is then discussed in relation to the protoconsciousness theory proposal that dreams serve an adaptive function. While there are apparent inconsistencies in Hobson’s position, his appeal to emotions and instincts provides a preliminary platform for understanding the role of motivation in dreams that is consonant with the Freudian position. Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-01-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5216045/ /pubmed/28111554 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02001 Text en Copyright © 2017 Boag. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Boag, Simon On Dreams and Motivation: Comparison of Freud’s and Hobson’s Views |
title | On Dreams and Motivation: Comparison of Freud’s and Hobson’s Views |
title_full | On Dreams and Motivation: Comparison of Freud’s and Hobson’s Views |
title_fullStr | On Dreams and Motivation: Comparison of Freud’s and Hobson’s Views |
title_full_unstemmed | On Dreams and Motivation: Comparison of Freud’s and Hobson’s Views |
title_short | On Dreams and Motivation: Comparison of Freud’s and Hobson’s Views |
title_sort | on dreams and motivation: comparison of freud’s and hobson’s views |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216045/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28111554 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02001 |
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