learned helplessness
noun
the act of giving up trying as a result of consistent failure to be rewarded in life, thought to be a cause of depression
Words nearby learned helplessness
learn one's lesson,
learn to live with,
learned,
learned borrowing,
learned drive,
learned helplessness,
learned profession,
learned society,
learner,
learner's chain,
learning
Medical definitions for learned helplessness
learned helplessness
n.
A laboratory model of depression in which exposure to a series of unforeseen adverse situations gives rise to a sense of helplessness or an inability to cope with or devise ways to escape such situations, even when escape is possible.