Freud believed that dreams were essentially a form of wish-fulfillment. By taking unconscious thoughts

, feelings, and desires and transforming them into less threatening forms, people are able to reduce the ego's anxiety. He often utilized the analysis of dreams as a starting point in his free association technique.

What were Freud's main beliefs?

Sigmund Freud emphasized the importance of the unconscious mind, and a primary assumption of Freudian theory is that the unconscious mind governs behavior to a greater degree than people suspect. Indeed, the goal of psychoanalysis is to make the unconscious conscious.

What did the neo Freudians believe?

The neo-Freudian theories are theories based on Freudian principles that emphasize the role of the unconscious and early experience in shaping personality but place less evidence on sexuality as the primary motivating force in personality and are more optimistic concerning the prospects for personality growth and ...