Freud's psychoanalytic theory of dreaming states that __________
A) the purpose of dreaming is to satisfy unconscious destructive and sexual desires and wishes.
B) there is no purpose to dreaming; dreams occur because of random brain stem signals.
C) the purpose of dreaming is to make sense of the random firing of neurons during sleep.
D) dreaming is a by-product of a process of eliminating or strengthening neural connections.

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According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory of dreaming, the purpose of dreaming is to satisfy unconscious destructive and sexual desires and wishes. Freud believed that these desires were repressed during waking life and only expressed themselves in dreams, which allowed the individual to explore and fulfill them in a safe and socially acceptable way.

Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory of Dreaming States That __________