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CEFR B2 Psychoanalysis and Dreams

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1. A condition once treated by Freud using hypnosis and dream interpretation
4. To explain the meaning of a dream, as an analyst does
6. The piece of furniture on which a patient lies during psychoanalysis
8. The mental activity that transforms latent dream thoughts into manifest content
10. A person undergoing psychoanalysis
12. A process, such as dream-work, that transforms unconscious material
13. Relating to the mind or soul, as in ___ energy
15. The patient's projection of feelings onto the analyst during therapy
19. Free ___ is a method of exploring unconscious connections
20. An inner struggle between unconscious desires and social rules
21. Conjunction: the patient described the dream, ___ the analyst began interpretation
23. A dream mechanism where emotional significance shifts from one object to another
27. To represent something else, as objects in dreams often do
29. The psychological defense mechanism that pushes unacceptable thoughts into the unconscious
30. Past tense: the patient ___ traumatic memories into the unconscious

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2. A universal symbol or pattern in the collective unconscious, appearing in dreams
3. A frightening dream often linked to anxiety or trauma
5. The rational part of the psyche that mediates between id and superego
7. A dream mechanism where multiple ideas combine into a single image
9. The patient's opposition to revealing unconscious material
11. Adverb: the dream's ___ innocent image may hide a deeper meaning
14. Past tense: the patient ___ disturbing thoughts, keeping them out of awareness
16. The part of the mind containing thoughts and memories not currently in awareness
17. Carl ___, Swiss psychiatrist who developed analytical psychology and dream theory
18. Sigmund ___, the founder of psychoanalysis who wrote 'The Interpretation of Dreams'
22. A mental disorder caused by unconscious conflicts, often treated with dream analysis
24. Past tense: the therapist ___ the patient's recurring dream
25. Past tense: the analyst ___ the patient's childhood memories through dreams
26. Treatment of mental disorders through talk and dream analysis
28. Obvious or surface-level, as in the ___ content of a dream

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