Deanne really wants to drink a glass of wine but she knows that it will make her too sleepy to finish her research paper which is due in the morning. Deanne decides to save the glass of wine as a reward and drink it after she has completed her research paper. Which component of Freud's theory of personality facilitates Deanne's delay of gratification?

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The ego is the component of Freud's theory of personality that is responsible for balancing the demands of the id (our primitive desires for immediate gratification) with the constraints of the superego (our sense of morality and social norms). Deanne's decision to delay gratification and save the wine as a reward shows a healthy functioning of the ego, which is able to regulate her impulses and prioritize long-term goals over immediate pleasures.

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