learned helplessness
English
Noun
learned helplessness (uncountable)
- (psychology) a state that occurs after a person has experienced a stressful situation repeatedly. They come to believe that they are unable to control or change the situation, so they do not try, even when opportunities for change become available.
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Further reading
- “learned helplessness”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “learned helplessness”, in Collins English Dictionary.
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