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.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -This section discusses the main assumptions, hypotheses, and findings with regard to four other contemporary theories of dreaming-Freudian theory, activation-synthesis theory, memory-consolidation theory, and threat-simulation theory.

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