Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 25

A combination of three personality traits-control, commitment, and challenge-that protect or buffer us from the potentially harmful effects of stressful situations and reduce our chances of developing psychosomatic illness is referred to as (a) _____. The belief that you are basically in control of life's events and that what you do influences the situation is called an (b) _____ locus of control. The belief that chance and luck mostly determine what happens is called an (c) _____ locus of control.