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The relationship of two types of dreams to the integrative function of the ego is described. Mirror dreams occur when this function of the ego is sufficient to deal with the anxiety attendant on the emergence of hitherto repressed conflicts into consciousness. When the integrative capacity of the ego under such circumstances is inadequate, catastrophic dreams occur.