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learned helplessness [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Experimental Psychology
- Social Problems
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- learned helplessness
1, record 1, English, learned%20helplessness
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a conviction that there is nothing one can do to remedy a situation or solve a problem. 2, record 1, English, - learned%20helplessness
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[It has been] suggested that women cannot leave [abusive partners] because they are manifesting "learned helplessness." This is a concept developed ... to explain depressive behaviour in humans. Learned helplessness results from the loss of the subject's ability to control aversive events. The response is apathy and listlessness. 3, record 1, English, - learned%20helplessness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie expérimentale
- Problèmes sociaux
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- impuissance acquise
1, record 1, French, impuissance%20acquise
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- résignation acquise 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9signation%20acquise
correct, feminine noun
- incapacité apprise 3, record 1, French, incapacit%C3%A9%20apprise
correct, feminine noun
- détresse acquise 4, record 1, French, d%C3%A9tresse%20acquise
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] conviction que rien ne peut être fait pour résoudre un problème ou remédier à une situation. 3, record 1, French, - impuissance%20acquise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La] théorie de la «résignation acquise» [...] est considérée importante dans la compréhension de la paralysie psychologique qui maintient la victime dans une incapacité à agir et à quitter son partenaire violent. 5, record 1, French, - impuissance%20acquise
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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