Assignment: Dream Analysis Psychology
Directions:
OPTION 1: You will work with one volunteer and use either a humanistic dreamwork approach or a transpersonal dreamwork approach for Part A and Part B.
Part A:
Select which approach you want to use. Ask a volunteer to work with you for a modified dream group experience. The volunteer will provide a dream he/she wishes to analyze, and you will be acting as a member of a hypothetical group.
Your volunteer has the option of writing up his/her dream to give to you, but it is not required. You will provide the copy of the dream if you receive one or write a short synopsis of the dream and include it as an appendix. Please refer to the APA manual for formatting appendices as well as how to reference them in your paper.
Part B:
After completing the session with your volunteer, you will conduct a second session. For this session, you will be analyzing your dream. You may work with the same person, or you can work with a different person. The individual will be part of the hypothetical group, and he/she will help you analyze your dream.
In preparation for the session, you will write up your dream and include it in your appendix.
Additionally, you will type up the group process for the approach you will be using so the person so has a guideline.
NOTE: You may want to ask another learner in the class, or you can ask a colleague to help.
OPTION 2: You will be working with at least three volunteers and use two different approaches for the assignment.
Part A:
Ask at least three volunteers to work with you for a modified dream group experience. One volunteer will provide a dream he/she wishes to analyze. You will act as the facilitator of the group and conduct a short group dream work session using either the humanistic steps provided in the text or the steps to conducting a transpersonal dream group.
The session needs to be at least 30 minutes minimum; there is no maximum, but please set a maximum time limit for your volunteers.
The volunteer who will be sharing his/her dream has the option of writing up the dream to give to you and the other volunteer, but it is not required. You will provide the copy of the dream if you receive on or write a short synopsis of the dream and include it as an appendix.
Part B:
You will act as the facilitator for the second volunteer group dream session. You will be using the other approach for this session; if you used the humanistic approach for the first session, you would use the transpersonal approach for the second session or vice versa.
Conduct the session with a different volunteer. He/she has the option of writing out his/her dream, but it is not required. You will provide a copy of the dream if you receive one or write a short synopsis of the dream to include in an appendix.
Answer/address the following, and support your comments with outside resources to validate your information.
I. What was your overall experience in the process? Be sure to provide your experiences for Part A and Part B of whichever option you chose.
II. Address each of the following:
a) What did you like or enjoy the most or dislike about your sessions?
b) What did you feel comfortable or uncomfortable with the process?
c) What occurred in the session which helped you feel confident or uncertain about doing future group dreamwork sessions?
III. Interview your volunteer(s) and get feedback on the sessions. Please share his/her/their reactions, comments, questions, insights, and/or observations.
IV. Why did you choose the option you did?
V. Who do you think benefits from projective dreamwork and to what extent?
VI. As you look forward to doing group dreamwork, what do you expect to learn?
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.