Which of the Following Situations Best Portrays Learned Helplessness

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations best portrays learned helplessness?

• A)Feeling frightened about starting university after a successful high school career.
• B)Feeling depressed after failing your first exam in university.
• C)Not trying to make friends at university because you couldn't make friends in high school.
• D)Avoiding the purchase of lottery tickets because you've never won in the past.

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Definitions:

Exorcism

A religious or spiritual ritual intended to cast out a demon or spirit from a person or area.

Psychotic

Relating to psychosis, characterized by an impaired relationship with reality, which may include delusions and hallucinations.

Allen Memorial Hospital

A psychiatric hospital associated with McGill University in Montreal, Canada, known for its historical involvement in controversial brainwashing experiments during the 1950s and 1960s.

Brain Washing Experiments

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