Psychology A3 LOC

Question 1

theories of stress and addiction: locus of control

Answer 1

-associate control as being internal or external
-spectrum/ continuum

Question 2

Rotter (1966)

Answer 2

-created locus of control

Question 3

internal locus of control

Answer 3

-control what happens
-effort and hard work
-in control of emotions, actions and health (addiction, avoid risk factors, resist influence and avoid stress)

Question 4

external locus of control

Answer 4

-factors = out of their control - weather, luck
-dependant on conditions
-victimise circumstances
-feel as though there is nothing to avoid risk

Question 5

support links
(evaluation)
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Answer 5

-link between having high internal loc and health
-Gale et al (2008) - span of 30 years, high internal loc, less likely to be obese or stressed
-interventions aimed at developing internal loc

Question 6

only influential in novel situations
(evaluation)
-

Answer 6

-doesn’t affect familiar situations as much
-example, persuaded to drink, likely to be persuaded again, even if you have an internal loc
-limits power of loc

Question 7

oversimplified
(evaluation)
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Answer 7

-link to stress isn’t that simple, having internal loc doesn’t prevent stress from ocuring
-Krause (1986), internal loc responds to stress by blaming themselves