During his lecture on dream theories,Professor Grant points out that a weakness of the__________ approach to dreaming is that there are no reliable rules that exist for interpreting the supposedly latent content of dreams and no objective way of determining whether an interpretation is correct.
A)psychoanalytic
B)problem-focused
C)cognitive
D)activation-synthesis

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The statement that there are no reliable rules for interpreting latent content and no objective way of determining the accuracy of an interpretation reflects the weaknesses of the psychoanalytic approach to dreaming. This approach, developed by Freud, emphasizes the unconscious and the symbolic aspects of dreams, suggesting that they reveal hidden desires and conflicts. Interpreting the symbolic content of dreams is subjective and lacks empirical support.

During His Lecture on Dream Theories,Professor Grant Points Out That