Maybe you remember the classic Saturday morning cartoons - you know the ones with the animals that sometimes fought and sometimes got along? Do you remember the one where a character would have to decide between good and bad choices,and there would be an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other? In psychodynamic theory,the force that balances the needs of the angel and the devil is called the

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According to psychodynamic theory, the ego is the force that balances the conflicting demands of the id (our primitive desires) and the superego (our sense of morality and right and wrong), much like the character in the cartoon with the angel and devil on their shoulder. Therefore, the best choice is C) ego.

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