Go back to the Dream Library index.These are my own notes that I use when teaching classes about dream research. They may be of use to those looking for some general information about Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung's ideas on dreams.
Also see my more detailed lecture notes on Freud and on Jung.
| Freud | Jung | |
|---|---|---|
| What is "basic reality"? | physiology, especially libidinal organization | the psyche, especially archetypes |
| Origins of conflict | clash of instincts | ignoring part of the psyche |
| Developmental emphasis | childhood (psychosexual development) | adulthood (self archetype) |
| Aim of life | tension reduction | individuation and transcendence |
| Scope of the unconscious | personal unconscious | collective unconscious (all human kind) |
| Origins of the unconscious | anxiety caused by clash of instincts | repeated experiences of the species |
| Key contents of the unconscious | repressed wishes and fears | archetypes |
| Nature of dreams | disguised attempts at wish fulfillment; contain return of the repressed | attempt to express undeveloped parts of psyche, especially archetypes |
| Function of dreams | to preserve sleep | compensation for waking attitudes and personality |
| Mechanism of dream formation | dream-work | symbolization |
| Function of symbols | disguise | express |
| Methods of dream interpretation | free association, symbol interpretation | amplification, active imagination, dream series method, symbol interpretation |
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