John is having a dream about a pizza. The pizza is running after him and throwing pepperonis at him. When one of them hits John, he gains weight. According to Freudian dream theory, the fact that the dream represents John's fear of gaining weight is part of the dream's ___________ content.
A)latent
B)manifest
C)sexual
D)repressed

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The latent content of a dream represents the underlying meaning or symbolism behind the manifest content (the actual events and images in the dream). In this case, the pizza running after John and throwing pepperonis at him likely represents his fear or anxiety about gaining weight, which is the latent content of the dream.

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