Freud and Kristeva

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This paper explains that Julia Kristeva, known for her work in the field of semiotics, focuses on female communication; whereas, Sigmund Freud's communication theory has little to do with communication in terms of language and more to do with actions and reactions. The author points out that Kristeva's communication theories are based on primary process or semiotic chora, which in Freudian terms would be the pre-Oedipal incoherence that must be harnessed to ensure social cohesion. The paper relates that Kristeva's work appears to be an extension of Freud's theories, especially his psychoanalytic theory, which she calls 'semanalysis'. The paper further explains that Kristeva divides communication into the semiotic, which is similar to the Freudian term primary process, and the symbolic, which is similar to the Freudian term secondary process.

From the Paper:

"The reason why dreams are illogical and out of sequence is because the main regions of the brain are deactivated during the dream sequences. Freud believed that dreams were symbolic and had to be decoded by the brain to reveal the workings of the mind. However, researchers state that the brain is quiet during the dreaming period and it does not decode anything. Whatever is shown in the dream are what it is and not a symbolic representation. Anything shown in the dream is not a fulfillment of a wish as Freud stated."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Malcolm N Mc Leod , "The Evolution of Freud's Theory about Dreaming, 1992
• Sigmund Freud , Works of Sigmund Freud: Dream-Work, 1963
• Matt Crenson, Science Puts Freud to the Test., AP Online, 1999
• Rachael Chazan, Freudian contradictions, Jerusalem Post, Page 12, 1999
• Sigmund Freud, Interpretation of Dreams, 1900

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