Freud's psychodynamic dream theory was based on the assumption that
A)dreams are a continuation of the events in our daily lives.
B)a person can learn to take control of their dreams through lucid dreaming.
C)the content of dreams has symbolic meaning.
D)dreams are nothing more than random neural impulses.

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Freud's psychodynamic dream theory posits that dreams have symbolic meanings related to the unconscious desires and conflicts of the dreamer. He believed that dreams are a form of wish fulfillment, where the latent content (the hidden psychological meaning) is transformed into the manifest content (the dream as remembered upon waking) through a process known as dream work.

Freud's Psychodynamic Dream Theory Was Based on the Assumption That