Gary turned to his wife when he woke up and said, "You won't believe what I dreamed. I was being chased by men in suits; they were riding horses. They had long narrow briefcases, and they were trying to run me down!" If Gary related his dream to a psychodynamic therapist, he would tell him that what he had dreamed about was his fear of financial issues and not being able to pay all his bills. Which element in this scenario represents the latent content of the dream?

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Derick Ayala

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26 October, 00:32

Gary turned to his wife when he woke up and said, "You won't believe what I dreamed. I was being chased by men in suits; they were riding horses. They had long narrow briefcases, and they were trying to run me down!" If Gary related his dream to a psychodynamic therapist, he would tell him that what he had dreamed about was his fear of financial issues and not being able to pay all his bills. Which element in this scenario represents the latent content of the dream?

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Elisha Prince · Answer 1

Gary's concern over monthly bills

Explanation:

Latent content: In psychology, the term "latent content" is described as the "symbolic meaning" of an individual's dream that generally lies or seated behind the actual or literal content of his or her dream. The different contents of the dream were introduced by Sigmund Freud in his psychoanalytic theory and according to him, the hidden meaning of an individual plays an important role.

In the question above, the given statement signifies the latent content as "Gary's concern over monthly bills".