Judy had a dream that she was drowning. In the morning she consulted a dream interpretation Web site which said that dreams about drowning reflect unconscious feelings of being overwhelmed in one's work life. In Freudian terms drowning is the _____ content and being overwhelmed is the _____ content in this scenario.

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In Freudian dream analysis, the manifest content is the literal storyline or images of the dream as remembered by the dreamer, in this case, drowning. The latent content represents the hidden psychological meaning of the dream, which is the feeling of being overwhelmed in one's work life.

Judy Had a Dream That She Was Drowning