To test the theory that the subjective experience of free choice varies with the integrity of the personality as a whole, concepts implying either fate or the self as the determinant of behavior, and control concepts neutral with respect to causation, were evaluated on the Semantic Differential by neurotic, psychotic, and normal Ss (Ns = 20). Psychotics consistently evaluated fate concepts as the most meaningful and potent determinants of behavior, while normals and neurotics typically described the self as the active agent in behavior. No differences were found between normals and neurotics, perhaps because there is no operational definition of mental health.
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