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Learned Helplessness and Victim Mentality

What is learned helplessness? Learned helpless was first studied in the 1960s by psychologists Martin Seligam and Steven F. Maier when they observed the helpless behavior of dogs who were classically conditioned expect an electrical shock. They discovered that the dogs who were repeatedly exposed to the painful stimulus (which couldn’t be avoided) eventually stopped …

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