AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The emotional regulation dream theory says that the function of dreams is to help us process and cope with our emotions or trauma in the safe space of slumber.

Detailed explanation-2: -Physiological theories claim that dreams are a product of neural firing in the brain. Psychological theories claim dreams are a way of processing issues in our lives. Physiological theories claim that dreams are a product of processes in the body that the brain interprets when we sleep.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to the classic theory framed by Sigmund Freud, the basic and teleological function of dreaming is to protect sleep from disruption (Freud, 1900/1953); a quite rational hypothesis since sleep constitutes a vital need for living species (Kryger et al., 2011).

Detailed explanation-4: -There are three major theories: the psychodynamic theory of dreaming, the physiological theory of dreaming, and the cognitive theory.

Detailed explanation-5: -The problem-solving theory is a cognitive theory of dreaming that states the function of dreams is to help people solve their ongoing problems. In Cartwright’s theory, dreams are a series of images activated by ongoing concerns, which are sought to be solved.