text: The rational ego attempts to exact a balance between the impractical hedonism of the id and the equally impractical moralism of the super-ego ; it is the part of the psyche that is usually reflected most directly in a person 's actions .
simplified: The rational Ego attempts to get a balance between the impractical hedonism of the Id and the equally impractical moralism of the Super-ego ; it is the part of the psyche that is usually reflected most directly in a person 's actions .