Problems with the theory

Problems with the theory

1. No systematic evidence for the compensatory function; continuity with waking life is the usual finding in a wide range of studies.
2. Dream content is more consistent over the life span than the theory suggests it should be.
3. The archetypes of the collective unconscious, which are meant to explain our individual experiences, are said to come from past experiences of human beings. This means in effect that developmental experiences in the standard human context of a family and group could be a sufficient explanation in conjunction with our gradual acquisition of the cultural "inheritance" of a vast system of conceptual metaphors.
4. There is no systematic evidence that the metaphors of waking life are being used in dreams. That point is simply assumed by Jung, Freud, and all other theorists.