A client tells his therapist about a dream of riding on a train with his boss. At the end of the journey, the boss gets off the train at a terminal. The content of this dream, as related by the client to the therapist, is what Freud called its manifest content . The manifest content of a dream is the actual literal content and storyline of the dream which include the sights, sounds, and storyline of the dream and it is usually contrasted with what is referred to as the hidden meaning of the dream for example A client tells his therapist about a dream of riding on a train with his boss. At the end of the journey, the boss gets off the train at a terminal. The content of this dream, as related by the client to the therapist, is what Freud called its manifest content.
b. The defendant's conduct was the proximate cause of the plaintiff's emotional distress
Explanation:
The act must be intentional, offensive and it could not possibly be considered as a mistake or joke which led to emotional distress in the plaintiff. That is, the emotional distress experienced by the plaintiff must be linked to the conducts/actions of the defendant,