Karen is torn.She feels she should volunteer her time on the weekends to the hospice program,but she also would like to hang out with her friends and have a good time.She decides to spend Sundays at the hospice and Saturdays with her friends.According to Freud,Karen's __________ helped her reach this compromise.

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The ego is the part of the mind that deals with reality and helps balance out the demands of the id (primitive desires) and the superego (internalized moral standards). It appears that Karen's ego was able to help her make the compromise of volunteering at the hospice on Sundays while still being able to hang out with her friends on Saturdays.

Karen Is Torn