Katie recalls having a dream where a big gray bird with two heads is chasing her. Her psychoanalyst tells her that the dream rep
resents the conflict she is having between the two major issues in her life--school and work. The explanation provided by the psychoanalyst, whether or not it is correct, refers the ______________ of the dream.
The explanation provided by the psychoanalyst, whether or not it is correct, refers the latent content of the dream.
Explanation:
The latent content of a dream makes reference to its symbolic meaning, covered by the real meaning of the dream (in other words, its literal meaning).
According to Sigmund Freud this hidden meaning in dreams was crucial for his psychoanalytic theory, believing that, if the content of the dream was brought into consciousness, the person could free himself/herself from psychological distress.
