Matt reported a dream in which he repeatedly fell off a horse.His therapist suggested that his dream reflected Matt's mixed feelings of affection and resentment toward his own father.According to Freud,the therapist was attempting to reveal the dream's
A) factor analysis.
B) latent content.
C) erogenous zone.
D) psychosexual stage.

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The therapist was attempting to reveal the dream's latent content, which refers to the underlying unconscious meaning of a dream that is often symbolic or metaphorical in nature. Freud believed that dreams are expressions of our unconscious desires, fears, and conflicts, and that analyzing the latent content of a dream can help to uncover these hidden meanings.

Matt Reported a Dream in Which He Repeatedly Fell Off