internal locus of control
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinternal,locusandcontrol
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internal
adjective
uk/ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/us/ɪnˈtɝː.nəl/
inside ...
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locus
noun[C]
uk/ˈləʊ.kəs/us/ˈloʊ.kəs/
the place where something happens or the central area of interest in something ...
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control
noun
uk/kənˈtrəʊl/us/kənˈtroʊl/
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to ...
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When the perceived competence (self-efficacy) element of autonomy is ignored, then aninternallocusof control may appear a mixed good.
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You - with your stronginternallocusof control - believe that it is up to you whether you land safely or plunge into fiery disaster.
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And there is another closely related situation in which a strong healthyinternallocusof control can become harmful: when control is lost.
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So,internallocusof control and self-efficacy are both essential elements of effective patient autonomy, and good medical therapy requires protecting and nurturing both.
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Autonomous choice-making requires two essential psychological elements: aninternallocusof control and a sense of competent self-efficacy.
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The double autonomy requirement of self-efficacy andinternallocusof control has been demonstrated by a number of medical studies.
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The study also suggested that the participants who were initially most pessimistic and those withinternallocusof control, had the greatest decrease of loneliness.
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Patients with aninternallocusof control generally do better - in recovery, positive health behavior, avoidance of depression - than do externals.
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Children who are maltreated in later childhood may have already developed aninternallocusof control and may be able to defend themselves psychologically against the consequences of maltreatment.
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When patient autonomy is understood in terms ofinternallocusof control and self-efficacy, then autonomy is neither a philosophical quandary nor an imposition from the judicial system.
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Since successful accomplishments are frequently related to higher scores on bothinternallocusof control and self-esteem, successful dietary changes can be expected to have a similar impact.
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Individuals with high measures oninternallocusof control will have a high expectation that outcome is related to their own efforts, and thus work hard at rehabilitation.
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People with aninternallocusof control tend to take responsibility for their actions and are resourceful in solving problems.
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Correlational studies also show that beliefs in a just world are correlated withinternallocusof control.
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Students tending toward a moreinternallocusof control are more academically successful, thus encouraging curriculum and activity development with consideration of motivation theories.
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Individuals with aninternallocusof control believe that they have personal control over situations and that their actions matter.
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There is external locus of control which is similar to determinism and there isinternallocusof control which is similar to free will.
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