Abigail had a dream in which she was riding a bicycle toward some beautiful mountains.Abigail is convinced the dream represents an unconscious desire to quit her current job.What are the bicycle and mountains in Freudian terms

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The bicycle and mountains are the manifest content of Abigail's dream, which refers to the literal events and objects in the dream as experienced by the dreamer. In Freudian theory, the latent content of dreams refers to the underlying, unconscious wishes, desires, and conflicts that are disguised and expressed through the manifest content. It is not clear from the information provided whether the dream represents an unconscious desire to quit Abigail's job or an attempt to work through problems she is currently experiencing in her life, so options A and D cannot be determined. Option B is incorrect because it suggests that the dream is purely random activity, which is not supported by Freudian theory that posits that even seemingly random elements of the dream have symbolic meaning.

Abigail Had a Dream in Which She Was Riding a Bicycle