Internal-conflict
noun
1.
psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character, the resolution of which creates the plot’s suspense:
Hamlet’s inaction is caused by internal conflict.
2.
mental struggle arising from opposing demands or impulses.
noun
in literature and drama, a struggle which takes place in the protagonist’s mind and through which the character reaches a new understanding or dynamic change
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