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,they 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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The latent content of the dream is the hidden, unconscious meaning behind the manifest content (the actual events of the dream). In this case, Gary's fear of financial issues and being unable to pay bills represents the latent content. The men in suits, riding horses, and carrying briefcases are all part of the manifest content and do not directly represent the unconscious meaning of the dream.

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