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Wish fulfillment
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Wish fulfillment is the satisfaction of a desire through an involuntary thought process. It can occur in dreams or in daydreams, in the symptoms of neurosis, or in the hallucinations of psychosis. This satisfaction is often indirect and requires interpretation to recognize.
The biblical patriarch Jacob saw the ladder led to heaven, but Freud might have called it a phallic symbol.
The biblical patriarch Jacob saw the ladder led to heaven, but Freud might have called it a phallic symbol.
Wish fulfillment (Wunscherfüllung) was coined by Sigmund Freud in The Interpretations of Dreams
Wish fulfillment (Wunscherfüllung) was coined by Sigmund Freud in The Interpretations of Dreams
Dream interpretation
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Dream interpretation is the process of assigning meaning to dreams.
Tom Paine's Nightly Pest, a James Gillray cartoon of political activist Thomas Paine dreaming of faceless judges unfurling scrolls listing charges and
Tom Paine's Nightly Pest, a James Gillray cartoon of political activist Thomas Paine dreaming of faceless judges unfurling scrolls listing charges and punishments
The ancient Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh (Tablet V pictured) contains numerous examples of dream interpretation.
The ancient Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh (Tablet V pictured) contains numerous examples of dream interpretation.
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dream (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot)
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dream (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot)