Question

Durango was very angry with his stepmother, and wished she were dead. That night Durango dreamed that he pushed her off a cliff. According to Freud, the latent content of Durango's dream would be _____, while the manifest content would be _____.a. pushing her off the cliff; wishing she were dead

b. wishing she were dead; pushing her off the cliff
c. pushing her off the cliff; angry feelings
d. angry feelings; wishing she were dead

Answer 1

Wishing she were dead and pushing her off the cliff

Explanation:

Two types of dream content were given by Sigmund Freud

Latent content:

It is the hidden psychological meaning of the dream content. the hidden meaning plays an important role in Sigmund Freud's dream analysis. He also believed that if we bring our hidden content in conscious then we can relieve from psychological distress.

Manifest content:

It is an actual literature subject matter of the dream while latent content is underlying the meaning of these symbols.

Freud believed that people could better understand their problem and can resolve the distressful issues that create a problem in one's life. Dream center on wish fulfillment.