Think About It 036: MARTIN SELIGMAN

The fear of an organism faced with trauma is reduced if it learns that responding controls trauma; fear persists if the organism remains uncertain about whether the trauma is controllable; if the organism learns that trauma is uncontrollable, fear gives way to depression.

Helplessness: On Depression, Development and Death (1967, revised 1991)


 

Use the link below to read more about the work done by North American psychologist MARTIN SELIGMAN in the field of positive psychology:

 

https://study.com/academy/lesson/how-seligmans-learned-helplessness-theory-applies-to-human-depression-and-stress.html

 

 

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