Dreams as wish fulfillment

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A central concept in Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams, proposing that dreams represent the fulfillment of unconscious wishes.

Appearance

Mentioned once in The Impossible Dream.

The Impossible Dream

Season 4 · Episode 3 · S04E03

“Here's something. "Dreams as an expression of wish fulfillment."”
— Niles

From the same episode and category.

“It's obviously screaming for a Jungian interpretation. The sexuality in the dream is surely symbolic of some deeper,…”

“Perhaps you should tackle this from a free-association standpoint.”

“It's the classic Oedipal dream!”

“Dr. Crane, Dr. Siegmund Freud.”