Question

How does the Id-Ego-Superego conflict become a source of internal stress?

Options

• When the Id and the Superego always agree with each other.

• When the Ego successfully balances the Id's desires and the Superego's demands.

• When the Ego fails to mediate between the Id’s impulses and the Superego’s moral rules.

• When there is no moral guidance in the mind.

Answer 1

When the Ego fails to mediate between the Id’s impulses and the Superego’s moral rules.

Explanation:

When the Ego cannot balance the Id’s desires and the Superego’s moral rules, inner conflict and guilt arise, which increases stress.