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Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness are some of the most direct consequences of living with chronic disease. You might have heard the term learned helplessness before. Does it apply to the sort of health struggles described above? What lessons might we learn from the recent decades' advances in psychology?
References
1. Maier SF, Seligman ME. Learned helplessness at fifty: Insights from neuroscience. Psychol Rev. 2016;123(4):349-367. doi:10.1037/rev0000033
2. Moore C Learned optimism: Is Martin Seligmna’s glass half full? PositivePsychology.com. December 30, 2019. positivepsychology.com/learned-optimism
Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness are some of the most direct consequences of living with chronic disease. You might have heard the term learned helplessness before. Does it apply to the sort of health struggles described above? What lessons might we learn from the recent decades' advances in psychology?
References
1. Maier SF, Seligman ME. Learned helplessness at fifty: Insights from neuroscience. Psychol Rev. 2016;123(4):349-367. doi:10.1037/rev0000033
2. Moore C Learned optimism: Is Martin Seligmna’s glass half full? PositivePsychology.com. December 30, 2019. positivepsychology.com/learned-optimism
