The Contest Between Wish and Censorship

The Interpretation of Dreams

This thread traces the struggle by which an unacceptable wish is distorted before it can enter the dream.

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Bearing strength in each event

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A Wish Meets Resistance A Wish Meets Resistance from "The Interpretation of Dreams". A Wish Meets Resistance The central claim Freud argues that an unconscious wish motivates the dream, but the dream's manifest content may conceal it.

A Wish Meets Resistance from "The Interpretation of Dreams". A Wish Meets Resistance The central claim Freud argues that an unconscious wish motivates the dream, but the dream's manifest content may conceal it.

A Wish Meets Resistance The central claim Freud argues that an unconscious wish motivates the dream, but the dream's manifest content may conceal it. A conflict within the mind The dream's form reflects competing psychical forces rather than a single transparent intention.

The Friendly Feeling The Friendly Feeling from "The Interpretation of Dreams". The Friendly Feeling An emotional reversal Freud feels affection in the dream toward R., even though the associated thoughts disparage him.

The Friendly Feeling from "The Interpretation of Dreams". The Friendly Feeling An emotional reversal Freud feels affection in the dream toward R., even though the associated thoughts disparage him.

The Friendly Feeling An emotional reversal Freud feels affection in the dream toward R., even though the associated thoughts disparage him. The dream's tenderness opposes its hostile material. Censorship exposed The contrary feeling helps conceal the thought that the dreamer is reluctant to acknowledge.

A Public Analogy A Public Analogy from "The Interpretation of Dreams". A Public Analogy Speech under censorship Freud compares dream distortion to a writer's effort to express dangerous criticism under political censorship.

A Public Analogy from "The Interpretation of Dreams". A Public Analogy Speech under censorship Freud compares dream distortion to a writer's effort to express dangerous criticism under political censorship.

A Public Analogy Speech under censorship Freud compares dream distortion to a writer's effort to express dangerous criticism under political censorship. The message survives through disguise. A model for compromise Both dream and public speech alter expression to pass an authority that could otherwise suppress it.

Condensation and Displacement

Condensation and Displacement Two mechanisms cooperate Condensation combines several thoughts in one image; displacement transfers emphasis onto less threatening elements. Together they produce a distorted dream. A changed balance What appears central in the dream need not be central in the thoughts behind it.

The Dream’s Compromise The Dream’s Compromise from "The Interpretation of Dreams". The Dream’s Compromise Both systems represented The dream gives a route to unconscious wishes while allowing the preconscious to limit and reshape their…

The Dream’s Compromise from "The Interpretation of Dreams". The Dream’s Compromise Both systems represented The dream gives a route to unconscious wishes while allowing the preconscious to limit and reshape their…

The Dream’s Compromise Both systems represented The dream gives a route to unconscious wishes while allowing the preconscious to limit and reshape their expression. It is a compromise between competing aims. A qualified solution The dream may satisfy desire and preserve sleep, but intense conflict can still make it break down.

After Freud interprets Irma's dream

During the Uncle Josef dream analysis

In Chapter IV

In Chapter VI

In Freud's final account of dream formation