Learned helplessness is the behavior a subject exhibits after enduring repeated aversive stimuli that were beyond its control. In humans, it is related to the concept of self-efficacy, a person's belief in their own ability to achieve goals, and learned helplessness theory holds that clinical depression and related mental illnesses may result from a real or perceived absence of control over the outcome of a situation.
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Core ClaimLearned helplessness is the behavior exhibited by a subject after enduring repeated aversive stimuli beyond their control 1 First Described Year Classification
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1. Learned helplessness, Wikipedia
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Learned helplessness is the behavior exhibited by a subject after enduring repeated aversive stimuli beyond their control.
Early experiments section
American psychologist Martin Seligman initiated research on learned helplessness in 1967 at the University of Pennsylvania as an extension of his interest in depression.
lead section, phenomenon-kind classification
Learned helplessness is the behavior exhibited by a subject after enduring repeated aversive stimuli beyond their control.
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