Sep 3, 2025 · Learned helplessness happens when people are conditioned to believe that a bad situation is unchangeable or inescapable. Learn why it happens and how to overcome it.

May 2, 2024 · Learned helplessness has notably been linked to and used as an explanation for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in humans, but not without criticism. There are a …

Since control is learned (not helplessness), treatment focuses on building agency and resilience through small, achievable experiences of mastery. Here are nine approaches backed by …

Dec 9, 2024 · This article discusses the psychology behind learned helplessness — a state in which a person feels unable to change a stressful situation, even when change becomes …

Learned helplessness occurs when an individual continuously faces a negative, uncontrollable situation and stops trying to change their circumstances, even when they have the ability to do …

Dec 19, 2025 · An example of learned helplessness that is frequently referenced would be Martin Seligman’s study involving dogs. In early 1965, he and his team watched what happened …

Aug 22, 2024 · Learned helplessness is the belief that you have limited control over your life. Here are the symptoms and causes, plus, how to overcome it, per experts.

Apr 3, 2025 · Although learned helplessness is not a diagnosable mental health condition, it is a symptom of many including depression, trauma, and c-PTSD. It is possible to unlearn learned …

May 25, 2024 · A close cousin of hopelessness can often manifest as helplessness, which can then manifest as learned helplessness. The experiment above showing the results of teaching …

It wasn’t until 1965 that Martin Seligman, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, coined the term “learned helplessness.” In this blog post, we will explore the concept of learned …