Answer the following questions :

1. What is the theory of Sigmund Freud about dream?
2. How much has science been successful in explaining dreams?
3. What are the benefits of dream?
4. What does the expression ‘disguised fulfillments of repressed wishes’ mean?
5. Define dream in your own languagE-

(b) Science has not yet been successful in explaining dreams. Science is still trying to unravel the exact purpose and function of both sleep and dreams. 

(c) The benefits of dream are not clear as researchers have not reached to any consensus regarding the purpose of dreams. However, some researchers believe that dreaming is essential to mental, emotional and physical well-being. 

(d) The expression 'disguised fulfillments of repressed wishes' refers to repressed aggressive and sexual instincts, which are not consciously expressed. These instincts find their way into our conscious awareness through dreams. 

(e) Dream is the representation of subconscious images, thoughts and emotions that we experience during sleep. Dreams can be vivid or vague, joyful or frightening, focused and understandable or unclear and confusing.