What Is the Cause of Learned Helplessness

question 3

Multiple Choice

What is the cause of learned helplessness?

• A) It is a survival strategy for battered spouses.
• B) childhood maltreatment
• C) post-traumatic stress syndrome
• D) self-medication in the form of drugs and alcohol

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Definitions:

DSM-5 Criteria

The diagnostic criteria and classification of mental disorders listed in the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Somatic Symptom Disorder

A mental disorder characterized by an excessive focus on physical symptoms that cause significant distress and impairment.

Feigns

Acts of pretending or simulating a feeling, injury, or state of being.

Mental Disorder

A broad category of conditions affecting mental health, characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior associated with distress or impaired functioning.