1. Symbolic Dreams and Predicting the Future
Although Freud has a lot of books and research materials in his room, as what Holmes describes, "Now when a man is interested in religion, and possesses a well-stocked library, he generally keeps all books on such a subject in one place.... "Freud developed a theory of personality which has deeply influenced all contemporary thought about the human mind and man's emotional life....
The reason is that it is difficult to think of computers as having emotional states. Most cognitive psychologists ignore the issue of the effects of emotion on cognition by trying to ensure that all their participants are in a relatively neutral emotional state. ... According to the James–Lange theory, our emotional experience depends on our perception of our own bodily symptoms. ... More specifically, cognitive appraisal of the situation affects bodily reactions, facial expression, and action tendencies, as well as having a direct effect on emotional experience. These consideratio...
His researches appeared in five highly influential dream books. ... By avoiding narrative and emotional complexity of REM dreams and instead loosening the usual restrictions upon thought, they allow the dreamer to survey the contents of his or her unconscious, like leafing through the pages of an illustrated book. ...
