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Wish fulfillment refers to the idea that dreams are a way for the unconscious mind to fulfill repressed desires or wishes. It suggests that dreams serve as a symbolic representation of our deepest desires, often in a disguised form.
Manifest content refers to the literal storyline or images that we remember upon waking up from a dream.
Latent content represents the hidden meaning or symbolism behind the manifest content of a dream.
Dream analysis is a technique used by psychologists to interpret the symbolic elements and underlying meanings within dreams.