A 72-year-old patient tells the nurse that she is unable to take her antidepressant medication regularly because her granddaughter forgets to go to the drugstore for her. What perception of life events does this explanation demonstrate?
1. Resilience
2. External locus of control
3. Internal locus of control
4. Primary appraisal
Answer: 2
Explanation: Resilience is the capacity to adapt constructively to difficulty. External locus of control places control of one's life on other people and on circumstances outside the self. Internal locus of control places control within the self. Primary appraisal occurs when an individual determines whether or not the event or stressor will impact his or her well-being.
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