Eugene is angry at a teacher and that night dreams that the teacher falls down a flight of stairs, rather than dreaming that he hits the teacher.According to Freud, which dream process would explain this dream action substitution?
A) condensation
B) secondary elaboration
C) compensation
D) displacement

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Displacement is the dream process in which an emotionally significant object or person is replaced by a less threatening one. In this case, Eugene's anger towards the teacher may have been too overwhelming for him to dream about hitting the teacher, so his unconscious substituted the action of the teacher falling down the stairs instead.

Eugene Is Angry at a Teacher and That Night Dreams