Adler: the function of the dream is to solve practical problems

Adler (Alfred Adler, 1870 ~ 1937) was a psychiatrist, Austria was Freud's proud of his disciples, after breaking up with Freud, then based on Freud's criticism of "individual psychology" school was established.Adler, attach importance to the study of the function of the dream, the dream, he argues, is a kind of problem solving, managed to overcome the difficulties of trying.Is the premise of this thought, if I can bravely face problems in life, you will rarely have a dream.

Adler is that dream of the main function is to solve the problem, but did not think that present solutions must have a good dream., he points out, we may simply be deceiving yourself in a dream, the dream that the solution given by might temporarily is satisfying, but may not be practical to the individual to the target, that is to say, sometimes dreams have given the method to solve the problem is only the dreamer's comfort, but could not help the actual solution.Adler also believes that if you repeat the same dream, the repetition of the same problems it's answer, if the solution is wrong, which means that a person will cheat yourself over and over again.

Adler against the conscious and unconscious completely separated, against the background of the dream return to the sex completely, and argues that Freud's "dream is the satisfaction of desire" this proposition also have no common sense.He points out, if a dream is elusive, and make people forget his dream dream, don't understand his dream, this dream what could meet at all?Everyone will have a dream, but almost no one really understand his dream, the dream is what you're gonna get happiness from my dream?

Adler, emphasizes the dream in touch with life, he said: "the dream must be the product of life style, it must also help life style to build and strengthen."At the same time, he also believes that emotions expressed in the dream will fill in later life.

Adler, emphasized the individual dream that dream is a personal life style of the product, from personal to him the interpretation of the special environment of, and each person is different, the interpretation of dreams must contact dreamer, behavior and early life.As a result, he was opposed to using fixed rules of the interpretation of dreams, believe that the interpretation of the dream belongs to individuals, even the symbol and metaphor, nor with the general formula to explain.

Adler, think the dream state in terms of its essence is the continuation of thinking before falling asleep, rather than a fundamentally different state, and, the dream has to adapt to the value, it will help the individual to properly handle the problems faced by itself.In addition, he was opposed to using fixed rules to the interpretation of dreams, believe that people are different, the interpretation of dreams must contact their personal problems, behavior and his early life.