[external, coercive persuasion of behavior by biomedical, physical, psychological, or social means, generally for nontherapeutic reasons; involves inducing or urging the adoption of certain beliefs, theories, or lines of action by others; do not confuse with perception that something else has determined the outcome of a circumstance, for this concept refer to LOCUS OF CONTROL. ( CSP )]
UMLS (CSP) C0596948 Relation/PAR: psychology