What Is the Main Task of the Ego

question 58

Multiple Choice

What is the main task of the ego?

• A)To instruct us in right and wrong
• B)To pursue bodily pleasures
• C)To compromise between the id and the superego
• D)To guide our unconscious thoughts

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Definitions:

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