Question

In dream analysis, a psychoanalyst will look for the ______ (symbolic) meaning that underlies the _____ (actual) content.

Answer 1

In dream analysis, a psychoanalyst will look for the latent (symbolic) meaning that underlies the and manifest (actual) content.

Answer 2

The correct answers are latent and manifest.
Latent meaning is symbolic - it is the meaning that appears only in our dreams, that is subconscious, which means that we are not really aware of it. On the other hand, manifest content is the actual content that we can see or exhibit while we are awake, and that others can notice as well.