Article Review #2

This Article talks about why we dream, Frued says dreams are representation of our hidden feelings, emotions and desires. Freud also says that we're driven by ual instincts and if they're not expressed during our consciousness that we will find them in our dreams. J. Allen Hobson and Robert McClarley has a theory called the activation synthesis of dreaming and he says that during our REM sleep our limbic system which includes our memories, emotions and memories become active, while all of this activity is going on the brain is trying to define what they mean hence dreaming. Hobson thinks that we are most creative when we dream. Our dreams combine chaos cognitive elements and spontaneous side of us.



This article relates to psychology because it talks about cognitive psychology and Freud and his theory of what dreams mean.

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Article Review # 1

The article I read about was called "Tapping the Power Within" by Hara Estroff Marano, This article talks about finding our authentic power. The author explains authentic power as how we govern ourselves being able to do different things such as over come our fears and be able to express ourselves while avoiding conflict. Authentic power is not something that your born with and once you have it it doesn't just stay with you, you have to work hard to maintain that power. The author states that you don't just establish authentic power you usually gain it by life experiences and that if your willing to open yourself up to the world and it's opportunities then you will keep your authentic power.

I think that this article relates to psychology because power is in your mind and the way you think and how much power and how you use it deals with your mind. I don't really know what to think about this article but I do agree with the author that you gain will power through life experiences and if you don't live your life and open your self up to the world and the people around you that the will power will go away and you'll be defenseless.


http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20040212-000001.html