Jeremy was attending regular psychotherapy for treatment of his social anxiety disorder. Effective treatment of this condition requires that Jeremy complete homework exercises between sessions but Jeremy does not complete these assignments. At the end of eight sessions, Jeremy's therapist informs him that his symptoms have shown no improvement. If Jeremy has an internal locus of control, how is he likely to respond to this assessment?

A. He will acknowledge that the lack of results is likely because he didn't do his homework.
B. He will blame the therapist for not being good enough at her job to help him.
C. He will say that he just has bad luck and that no treatments will ever work for him.
D. He will blame his work schedule and family for making him too tired to do the homework.


Answer: A

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