These nocturnal vivid images seem to arise from some source other than our ordinary conscious mind. ... It was perhaps the use of the term activity that Freud most appreciated in this brief definition for, as his understanding of the dynamics of dreaming increased, so did the impression of ceaseless mental activity differing in quality from that of ordinary waking life (Fine, 1973). ... David Foulke, who wrote the book Dreaming: A Cognitive Psychoanalysis Analysis, correctly states " that dreams don't mean anything ". ...

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