Jill dreams that she trips and falls as she walks up the steps to the stage to receive her diploma. Her psychoanalyst suggests that the dream might symbolize her fear of moving on to the next stage of her life-a career. The analyst is evidently attempting to interpret the ________ content of Jill's dream.

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The psychoanalyst is attempting to interpret the underlying or hidden meaning (latent content) of Jill's dream, which symbolizes her fear of moving on to the next stage of her life. This is different from the manifest content of the dream, which is the actual imagery and events that occurred in the dream itself (such as tripping and falling on the stage).

Jill Dreams That She Trips and Falls as She Walks