Offers design perspectives about the control of human behaviour, awareness, consciousness and the meaning and function of perceived control - or self efficacy - in people's lives. Perceived control is perhaps one of the most important topics in psychology, and therefore evaluated. This book breaks down the borders of narow disciplines, and constitutes an occasion to reflect on control and its various facets in human life. Each expert summarizes his or her field under the perspectives of perceived control and shows how these insights can be applied in practice.