Which statement made by the client indicates an internal locus of control?
a. I have found that when I eat a high-fiber, low-fat diet my diabetes is easier to regulate.
b. My wife fixes all my meals. You'll have to talk to her about that diet you want me to be on.
c. I can't exercise the way the doctor told me to because I don't make enough money to join a health club.
d. My mother and my father both had heart disease. I guess I can expect it, too.
ANS: A
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