Question

Gary turned to his wife when he woke up and said, “You won’t believe what I dreamed. I was being chased by men in suits; they were riding horses. They had long narrow briefcases, and they were trying to run me down!” If Gary related his dream to a psychodynamic therapist, he would tell him that what he had dreamed about was his fear of financial issues and not being able to pay all his bills. Which element in this scenario represents the latent content of the dream?

Answer 1

Answer:

Gary's concern over monthly bills

Explanation:

Our Brain is still active even when we are entering a deep sleep. When we face a huge problem in our life, the anxiety or concern that is created by that problem often brought over to our dream and manifested into something else by our brain. The dream that Gary had is most likely the manifestation of his dreams of being chased over by Debt collectors (men in suits riding horses).