A condition in which an organism exposed to uncontrollable negative events learns to believe it cannot change its situation and stops trying.
From Old English 'leornian' (to learn) + 'helpless.' Concept demonstrated by Martin Seligman and Steven Maier in 1967.
Learned helplessness is when you've failed so many times you just give up — but the good news is, you can UNLEARN it too!
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