Molly has a dream that she's being chased by a dog. Her therapist tells her that the dogs are a symbol of the fear she has about her upcoming college entrance exams. Being anxious about her entrance exams is, in psychodynamic terms, the dream's __________.

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The latent content of a dream refers to its underlying meaning or interpretation, which may be hidden or symbolic. In this case, the therapist suggests that the dog in Molly's dream represents her fear about her college entrance exams, which is the latent content of the dream. The manifest content, on the other hand, refers to the literal or surface meaning of the dream, which in this case is being chased by a dog. The other choices, acknowledged content and idealized content, are not recognized concepts in psychodynamic theory.

Molly Has a Dream That She's Being Chased by a Dog