DREAM THERAPY

(psychoanalysis) a technique in which the practitioner assumes that dreams have psychological meaning and attempts to arrive at an interpretation of them for the patient. —APA Glossary (app 11.7.90)

(psychoanalysis) a technique in which the practitioner assumes that dreams have psychological meaning and attempts to arrive at an interpretation of them for the patient. (psychoanalysis) a technique in which the practitioner assumes that dreams have psychological meaning and attempts to arrive at an interpretation of them for the patient.n. a reference to dream analysis, a form of "therapy" used in psychoanalysis where the patient is asked to relate his dreams so that they can be "interpreted" for him by a psychoanalyst. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) used the analysis of dreams in order to allegedly "treat" people, and similar practices date back to ancient times. For example, in Greece patients were put to sleep and their dreams (which were thought to be sent by gods), were interpreted by the temple priests and supposedly revealed how to heal them.