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| − | '''Learned helplessness''' is an important theory of [[psychology]] discovered by Dr. Martin E. P. Seligman. He set up an experiment with dogs who had been trained to expect a shock after hearing a tone (see [[Classical conditioning]]). Those dogs were placed in room where part of the floor was electrified and part was not. The dogs which had been conditioned to expect the shock made no effort to escape the shock even if it meant little effort. When subjected to adverse conditions for long enough an animal, or a human, stops fighting the conditions and just learns to live with them and will not try to overcome them because of the appearance of futility.[ | + | '''Learned helplessness''' is an important theory of [[psychology]] discovered by Dr. Martin E. P. Seligman. He set up an experiment with dogs who had been trained to expect a shock after hearing a tone (see [[Classical conditioning]]). Those dogs were placed in room where part of the floor was electrified and part was not. The dogs which had been conditioned to expect the shock made no effort to escape the shock even if it meant little effort. When subjected to adverse conditions for long enough an animal, or a human, stops fighting the conditions and just learns to live with them and will not try to overcome them because of the appearance of futility.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030304232643/https://allpsych.com/personalitysynopsis/learned_helplessness.html Learned helplessness], AllPsych.com</ref> |
People who suffer from [[domestic violence]], [[bullying]], [[depression]], [[drug abuse]], and [[alcoholism]] often experience some level of learned helplessness. This may manifest in a feeling of worthlessness, guilt, [[embarrassment]], powerlessness, and [[shame]]. | People who suffer from [[domestic violence]], [[bullying]], [[depression]], [[drug abuse]], and [[alcoholism]] often experience some level of learned helplessness. This may manifest in a feeling of worthlessness, guilt, [[embarrassment]], powerlessness, and [[shame]]. | ||
| − | * "This theory, backed up by years of research, is that a great deal of [[depression]] grows out of a feeling of helplessness: the feeling that you cannot control your environment." [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/uibook/chapters/fog0000000057.html] | + | * "This theory, backed up by years of research, is that a great deal of [[depression]] grows out of a feeling of helplessness: the feeling that you cannot control your environment."<ref> [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/uibook/chapters/fog0000000057.html Controlling Your Environment Makes You Happy]</ref> |
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGqR7wGNS0gZaZ2v1yFtWSA8 Learned helplessness], Video playlist | *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGqR7wGNS0gZaZ2v1yFtWSA8 Learned helplessness], Video playlist | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:12, April 20, 2024
Learned helplessness is an important theory of psychology discovered by Dr. Martin E. P. Seligman. He set up an experiment with dogs who had been trained to expect a shock after hearing a tone (see Classical conditioning). Those dogs were placed in room where part of the floor was electrified and part was not. The dogs which had been conditioned to expect the shock made no effort to escape the shock even if it meant little effort. When subjected to adverse conditions for long enough an animal, or a human, stops fighting the conditions and just learns to live with them and will not try to overcome them because of the appearance of futility.[1]
People who suffer from domestic violence, bullying, depression, drug abuse, and alcoholism often experience some level of learned helplessness. This may manifest in a feeling of worthlessness, guilt, embarrassment, powerlessness, and shame.
- "This theory, backed up by years of research, is that a great deal of depression grows out of a feeling of helplessness: the feeling that you cannot control your environment."[2]
Journal article
- Learned Helplessness at Fifty: Insights from Neuroscience, Psychological Review, Author manuscript; available in PMC 2017 Jul 1. Published in final edited form as: Psychol Rev. 2016 Jul; 123(4): 349–367. doi: 10.1037/rev0000033
Book
- Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life by Martin Seligman. Free Press; Reissue edition (March 1, 1998)
See also
External links
- What Causes Learned Helplessness?
- Learned Helplessness
- What is learned helplessness, and how do you 'unlearn' it?
- What is learned helplessness?, Medical News Today
- Learned helplessness, Britannica
- Learned Helplessness in Organizations, Harvard Business Review
Videos:
- Learned helplessness, Video playlist
References
- ↑ Learned helplessness, AllPsych.com
- ↑ Controlling Your Environment Makes You Happy