Learned Helplessness

There are some things which we have no control over and there are some situations we may be unable to change, but learned helplessness is a psychological phenomenon where an individual learns to feel helpless and unable to control or change a situation, even when they can.

This video outlines different ways people can develop learned helplessness such as trauma, abuse and neglect and even over protectiveness, gives examples and looks at the affects learned helplessness can have on people.

Further Reading:

Seligman, M. E. P., & Maier, S. F. (1967). "Failure to escape traumatic shock." Journal of Experimental Psychology, 74(1), 1–9.

Alloy, L. B., & Abramson, L. Y. (1979). "Judgment of contingency in depressed and nondepressed students: Sadder but wiser?" Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 108(4), 441–485.

Peterson, C., Maier, S. F., & Seligman, M. E. P. (1993). "Learned Helplessness: A Theory for the Age of Personal Control." Oxford University Press.

Stajkovic, A. D., & Luthans, F. (1998). "Self-efficacy and work-related performance: A meta-analysis." Psychological Bulletin, 124(2), 240–261.

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Видео Learned Helplessness канала Darren F Magee