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Learned Helplessness Theory

/learned-helplessness-theory/
Martin Seligman's explanation of depression as resulting from perceived inability to control negative life events.
Example: Individuals who stop trying to improve their situations because past attempts at change were unsuccessful or punished.

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Reference: Abramson et al. (1978)

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