learned helplessness

English

Noun

learned helplessness (uncountable)

1. (psychology) a state that occurs after a person has experienced a stressful situation repeatedly. They come to believe that they are unable to control or change the situation, so they do not try, even when opportunities for change become available.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:習得性失助／习得性失助

• Dutch: aangeleerde hulpeloosheid f
• Finnish: opittu avuttomuus
• French: impuissance apprise f, résignation acquise f
• Hungarian: tanult tehetetlenség
• Polish: wyuczona bezradność f
• Russian: вы́ученная беспо́мощность f (výučennaja bespómoščnostʹ)
• Swedish: inlärd hjälplöshet (sv) c
• Ukrainian: ви́вчена безпора́дність f (vývčena bezporádnistʹ)

Further reading

• “learned helplessness”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “learned helplessness”, in Collins English Dictionary.