Sometimes People React to an Uncontrollable Life Event with Apathy

question 54

Essay

Sometimes people react to an uncontrollable life event with apathy and listlessness (i.e., learned helplessness); other times people react to the same uncontrollable event with assertiveness and hostility (i.e., reactance).Identify and discuss the critical variable that predicts whether people react with helplessness or reactance.

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Definitions:

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Horizontal Analysis

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