Psychiatry and Psychology

Sense of Agency

Perception or feeling of control over one's own actions thereby influencing the course of events and outcomes. SELF-EFFICACY on the other hand is beliefs or expectations in self-ability to achieve intended goals or to produce a given effect in specific tasks.

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Abstract

Perception or feeling of control over one's own actions thereby influencing the course of events and outcomes. SELF-EFFICACY on the other hand is beliefs or expectations in self-ability to achieve intended goals or to produce a given effect in specific tasks.

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  • Sense of Control

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4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, ethnology, psychology.

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History Note

2025; for Sense of Control use Internal-External Control 2019-2024

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  1. F01.658w.859w
  2. F01.752w.543w.500w.750w.500w
  3. F02w.463w.593w.752w.500w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sense of Agency. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000099023. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000099023
  2. Sense of Agency. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense_of_agency
  3. Sense of Agency. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7450996