What Is Learned Helplessness? Apply This to an Example That

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Essay

What is learned helplessness? Apply this to an example that a student could face in a university or classroom setting.

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Definitions:

Heredity

The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.

Alcohol Use

The consumption of beverages containing ethanol, varying from occasional drinking to chronic abuse, with potential impact on health and behavior.

Tolerance

The capacity to endure continued exposure to a substance (like a drug) without adverse reactions, or a broader acceptance and openness towards the practices and views of others without sharing them.

Selectively Bred

A process by which humans deliberately choose the breeding partners for a species based on desired traits, leading to genetic modifications over generations.