Dreams are excursions into the limbo of things, a semi-deliverance from the human prison. ~Henri Amiel
In his famous book The Interpretation of Dreams, Freud wrote that dreams are "...disguised fulfilments of repressed wishes." He also described two different components of dreams: manifest content and latent content. Manifest Content is made up of the actual images, thoughts and content contained within the dream, while the latent content represents the hidden psychological meaning of the dream.
Freud’s theory contributed to the popularity of dream interpretation, which remains popular today. However, research has failed to demonstrate that the manifest content disguises the real psychological significance of a dream.
Adapted from an article on http://psychology.about.com/
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