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In this video I discuss the downsides of perceived control and choice and how we assign blame when things don't go our way. I describe Sherman James's idea of John Henryism, review the concept of locus of control, and consider how thinking of stress as a cause of illness may place unfair blame on the sick and suffering.

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James SA, Strogatz DS, Wing SB, Ramsey DL. - Socioeconomic Status, John Henryism, and hypertension in blacks and whites (1987):
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3631056

Gregory E. Miller, Tianyi Yu, Edith Chen and Gene H. Brody - Self-control forecasts better psychosocial outcomes but faster epigenetic aging in low SES youth: http://www.pnas.org/content/112/33/10325.full

Barry Schwartz - The Paradox of Choice: https://amzn.to/2GWCuCv
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