Freud considered the distinction between manifest content and latent content essential for
A)developing a healthy personality.
B)understanding dreams.
C)the development of the id, ego, and superego.
D)reaching self-actualization.

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Freud believed that dreams had both manifest content (the literal storyline or images of the dream) and latent content (the hidden psychological meaning of the dream). Understanding this distinction was crucial for his method of dream analysis, which he saw as a pathway to understanding the unconscious mind.

Freud Considered the Distinction Between Manifest Content and Latent Content