AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -This model, known as the self-organization theory of dreaming, explains that dreaming is a side effect of brain neural activity as memories are consolidated during sleep. 8 During this process of unconscious information redistribution, it is suggested that memories are either strengthened or weakened.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lots of theories have been offered: dreams are used to regulate emotion, like dealing with fears; to consolidate memory, replaying things from your day to help remember them; to solve, or on the other hand to forget, real-world problems. Another theory suggests they help the brain predict its own future states.

Detailed explanation-3: -The self-organization theory of dreaming proposes that the sleeping brain is a self-organizing system that can combine discontinuous and incongruous neuronal signals (i.e., different elements of dreams) into a relatively continuous narrative during sleep (Kahn and Hobson, 1993; Kahn et al., 2000, 2002).

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the information processing theory, this concept and dreaming are linked. While a person dreams, information learned during the day is transferred into their memories. As our bodies are in REM sleep, knowledge is secured and organized within our minds, and irrelevant details are erased.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are three major theories: the psychodynamic theory of dreaming, the physiological theory of dreaming, and the cognitive theory.