"learned helplessness" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} learned helplessness (uncountable)
  1. (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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology Translations (Translations): 習得性失助 (Chinese Mandarin), 习得性失助 (Chinese Mandarin), aangeleerde hulpeloosheid [feminine] (Dutch), opittu avuttomuus (Finnish), impuissance apprise [feminine] (French), résignation acquise [feminine] (French), tanult tehetetlenség (Hungarian), wyuczona bezradność [feminine] (Polish), вы́ученная беспо́мощность (výučennaja bespómoščnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), inlärd hjälplöshet [common-gender] (Swedish), ви́вчена безпора́дність (vývčena bezporádnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-learned_helplessness-en-noun-Vi3i5Iss Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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