Describe Learned Helplessness

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Essay

Describe learned helplessness. How is it developed in laboratory animals, and how does it help us to understand human depression?

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Definitions:

PSA

Prostate-Specific Antigen, a protein produced by the prostate gland, levels of which are used to screen for and monitor prostate cancer.

Castrate

To remove the testicles of a male animal or person, leading to sterilization and the cessation of certain hormone production.

Testosterone

A steroid hormone produced primarily in the testes in males and the ovaries in females, playing key roles in health and well-being, including regulating sex drive, bone mass, fat distribution, muscle mass, and red blood cell production.

Seminal Vesicles

Glands that secrete fluid that partly composes semen and provides nutrients and a suitable environment for sperm outside the body.