Free association

A key element to Freud's method of dream interpretation.   In free association, the patient says everything that comes to mind in the retelling of a dream, no matter how trivial the detail.  It is critical for the patient to relax and suspend his or her critical thinking.  It is the analyst's role to study the series of associations, which will ultimately lead to the dream's meaning.  

Source:

Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams