Question

In Raul's dream, he flew out the window of his car and up into the clouds. Raul's therapist interprets this dream to mean that Raul is feeling a strong need to be free "as a bird" rather than being tied down by his family and work responsibilities.

This therapist's interpretation of Raul's dream is revealing which type of dream content?

a. NREM
b. lucid
c. manifest
d. latent

Answer 1

Answer: Latent

Explanation: Latent content of a dreams can be Simply refered to as the hidden meanings or interpretations of a dream (symbols). It is when dreams are interpreted to what it might mean as all the symbols in the dreams are given meanings.

The therapist interpreted the hidden symbols in Raul's dreams such that the therapist gave meaning to his flying as someone who needs to fly like a bird and not allow his family and work responsibilities weigh him down.

This best illustrates the latent content of a dream.