This psychological phenomenon is called learned helplessness: It’s the belief that you have limited control over what happens to you and nothing you do will improve your circumstances ...
Because the behavior of animals stuck in this random mode bears some resemblance to that of patients affected by a psychological condition called learned helplessness, the findings may help explain ...
Researchers and analysts often refer to this state of mind and its associated behaviours as learned helplessness. This sense of helplessness is often temporary and contingent on circumstance but ...