Instructions: Identify the Following

question 52

Short Answer

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term.
Franklin Pierce

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Definitions:

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which individuals believe they have no control over the outcomes of events, leading to passivity and depression.

Explanatory Style

A psychological attribute that indicates how people explain to themselves why they experience a particular event, either positive or negative.

Locus of Control

Refers to the extent to which individuals believe they can control events affecting them.

Depressive Cognitive Triad

A concept in cognitive theory of depression focusing on negative views about the self, the world, and the future held by depressed individuals.