A client tells his therapist about a dream of riding on a train with his boss. At the end of the journey, the boss gets off the train at a terminal. The content of this dream, as related by the client to the therapist, is what Freud called its __________ content.

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The manifest content refers to the literal content of a dream as reported by the dreamer to the therapist. In this case, the client describes riding on a train with his boss and the boss getting off the train at a terminal.

A Client Tells His Therapist About a Dream of Riding