These thoughts in their raw form are permanently barred from consciousness by the mechanism of repression, but continue to exert pressure in the direction of consciousness. Related to-yet distinct from-the manifest content, the latent content of the dream is the unconscious thoughts, drives, and desires that lie behind the dream as it appears. Although the succession of images and other elements in the manifest content may appear bizarre and nonsensical, analysis of individual elements can throw light upon the dream's underlying meaning. Illustrated through the iceberg analogy, the manifest content would be identified as the "tip": it is visible above the surface, but implies a large but invisible portion underneath. It consists of all the elements-images, thoughts, emotions, and other content-of which the individual is cognitively aware upon awakening. The manifest content is the dream that the conscious individual remembers experiencing. Thus the dream as consciously remembered upon waking (the manifest content) is interpreted in psychoanalysis as a disguised or distorted representation of repressed desires (the latent content).ĭefinitions Manifest content Impulses and drives residing in the unconscious press toward consciousness during sleep, but are only able to evade the censorship mechanism of repression by associating themselves with words, ideas and images that are acceptable to consciousness. ( December 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭontent in Freudian dream analysis refers to two closely connected aspects of the dream: the manifest content (the dream itself as it is remembered), and the latent content (the hidden meaning of the dream). Use the lead layout guide to ensure the section follows Wikipedia's norms and is inclusive of all essential details.
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