Joshua Has Received Low Grades in Math Throughout His School

question 118

Multiple Choice

Joshua has received low grades in math throughout his school years. In the lower grades, he would study hard, but the results were always the same. Eventually, he stopped trying to do better in math because nothing seemed to work. Joshua has developed

• A) learned helplessness.
• B) major depressive disorder.
• C) generalized anxiety disorder.
• D) post-traumatic stress disorder.

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