A 35-year-old Ugandan American woman is admitted to your unit. She has been diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. She has been on a regimen of chemotherapy and is suffering from dehydration and other side effects of the chemotherapy
As you engage your patient in conversation, you take note of her locus of control and note that many Ugandan Americans tend to have:
A.
Mixed locus of control.
B.
External locus of control.
C.
Internal locus of control.
D.
Individualistic locus of control.
ANS: B
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