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Freuds notion of the ego referred to________________?

Correct answer: C. the conscious part of the mind that regulates emotional drives on a practical rational level

  • A. the unconscious mass of instinctive drives that may be repressed
  • B. the self as a whole an unstable mix of conscious and unconscious elements
  • C. the conscious part of the mind that regulates emotional drives on a practical rational level
  • D. the neurotic part of the mind that longs for belonging and may suffer an inferiority complexPeople & Society

Explanation

In Freud’s model, the ego is the conscious, reality-oriented part of the mind that mediates between instinctive desires and practical demands. The unconscious drives described in option a belong mainly to the id.

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