True content of our dreams are hidden through the use of symbols which do not disturb us. So dreams will have two types of content.

These are:

Manifest - what we actually see in our dreams - disguises the                     latent content through symbolism (e.g. falling in a                     dream).

Latent - which is the true meaning of our dreams (e.g. being                   afraid of failing something). 

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He also added that dreams were rarely attempts to directly act out a wish. He talked about dreams having a manifest and a latent content. 

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