title: Internal-external expectancy, maladjustment and psychotherapeutic intervention.
abstract: This paper reviewed research on the relationship between internal-external expectancy, maladjustment and psychotherapeutic intervention. The implications drawn from the studies reviewed were: (a) externality is related to poor psychological adjustment and (b) psychotherapy can be effectively utilized to modify expectancy.
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000209:etiology; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000209:etiology; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000209:etiology; D012917:Social Adjustment