Question

Although he knows that it is wrong, sean has a crush on his new stepmom. He dreams of the two of them running away together and living happily ever after. What aspect of dreaming does this represent? Activation–synthesis repressed desires wish fulfillment dream–work

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: Wish fulfillment

Wish fulfillment refers to the process of satisfying a certain type of desire through our unconcious mind. Freud stated that the dream that people experience would often symbolize the things that the dreamers wish to be but still hasn't been achieved in real life.