Explain What Learned Helplessness Is and Describe How It Develops

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Essay

Explain what learned helplessness is and describe how it develops. Also discuss the effects it has on people and animals once it is established.

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Definitions:

Break-Even EBIT

The level of Earnings Before Interest and Taxes at which a company covers all its operating expenses and does not make a profit or loss.

Bond Issue

The process by which a government or corporation raises funds by selling bonds to investors, which are then repaid with interest at a future date.

Coupon

The interest rate stated on a bond, representing the amount of interest paid to bondholders on an annual basis.

Interest Tax Shield

The reduction in income taxes that results from deducting interest payments on debt from taxable income.