Research
2,379 papers- Learned helplessness at fifty: Insights from neuroscience.Psychological review · 2016
- Learned helplessness.Lancet (London, England) · 2024
- Learned helplessness at work.International journal of health services : planning, administration, evaluation · 1988
- On learned helplessness.Integrative physiological and behavioral science : the official journal of the Pavlovian Society · 2002
- Learned helplessness and animal models of depression.Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry · 1984
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Encyclopedic overview
Learned helplessness is the behavior exhibited by a subject after enduring repeated aversive stimuli beyond their control. In humans, learned helplessness is related to the concept of self-efficacy, the individual's belief in their innate ability to achieve goals.
Learned helplessness theory is the view 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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