Steve is currently undergoing psychoanalysis. His therapist asks him to write down everything he remembers about his dreams upon awakening. According to Freud's theory of dreaming, Steve is writing about the __________ content of his dreams

A) latent
B) patent
C) manifest
D) marginal

Answer: C
Rationale: In Freud's theory of dream interpretation, the explicit images and story lines of dreams are called the manifest content. This is in contrast to the latent content, which are the unconscious meanings of dreams built on suppressed sexual or aggressive urges. In this example, what Steve would consciously remember about his dreams would be the manifest content. His therapist would then interpret Steve's dreams to determine the latent content.