During psychotherapy,Sharon talked about a dream in which she jumped off a sinking boat in order to avoid drowning.Sharon's psychoanalyst suggested that the dream imagery reflected her desperate efforts to cope with her failing marriage.The analyst's suggestion best illustrates the practice of

A) transference.
B) systematic desensitization.
C) free association.
D) interpretation.

Interpretation

The process of explaining or understanding the meaning of something, such as a text, action, or event.

Psychoanalyst

A therapist who utilizes psychoanalytic theory and techniques to explore and treat unconscious conflicts and psychological disorders.

Dream Imagery

Constitutes the visual and sensory elements experienced during dreams, often symbolic or abstract in nature.