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Placing the locus of control on their own existence in patients diagnosed with cancer

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  • Catalina Iliuta

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The literature on behaviourist psychology has revealed that there is a direct relation between attitude and the manner of orientating the locus of control towards one’s own existence. Thus, investigating the relation between the prestige of the source and attitude change, Ritchie and Phares (1969) noted that there is an immediate connection between the attitude of people and the prestige of the source expressing an opinion or displaying a certain behaviour, and identified two types of attitudes – externalized, on one hand, and internalized, on the other. In their studies focusing on children, Nowicki şi Strickland (1973) have identified three directions: externalized, internalized and ambivalent. This paper aims to provide a theoretical analysis of the concept of locus of control placed on one’s own existence, to bring theoretical and practical contributions to the development of this concept, and to outline the specific manner of placing the locus of control in relations with others, in case of patients diagnosed with cancer and within the context of coping with PTSD.

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  • Catalina Iliuta, 2015. "Placing the locus of control on their own existence in patients diagnosed with cancer," Impact of Socio-economic and Technological Transformations at National, European and International Level (ISETT), Institute for World Economy, Romanian Academy, vol. 6.
    • Handle: RePEc:iem:imptrs:v:6:y:2015:id:2822000009376011
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    Keywords

    locus of control; posttraumatic stress disorder; oncologic trauma; attitudinal system; behaviour; personality; resilience;
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    • A30 - General Economics and Teaching - - Multisubject Collective Works - - - General

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