"Helplessness, Learned" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Learned expectation that one's responses are independent of reward and, hence, do not predict or control the occurrence of rewards. Learned helplessness derives from a history, experimentally induced or naturally occurring, of having received punishment/aversive stimulation regardless of responses made. Such circumstances result in an impaired ability to learn. Used for human or animal populations. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
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D006380
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.393.398 F02.463.425.420
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Helplessness, Learned" by people in Profiles.
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A pilot study to investigate the induction and manipulation of learned helplessness in healthy adults. Psychiatry Res. 2014 Nov 30; 219(3):631-7.
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17ß Estradiol increases resilience and improves hippocampal synaptic function in helpless ovariectomized rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2014 Apr; 42:77-88.
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Anti-ceramidase LCL385 acutely reduces BCL-2 expression in the hippocampus but is not associated with an increase of learned helplessness in rats. Behav Brain Res. 2009 Jan 30; 197(1):41-4.
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Learned helplessness in children and adolescents with juvenile rheumatic disease. J Psychosom Res. 2006 Jan; 60(1):73-81.
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Cluster analysis of the medical coping modes questionnaire: evidence for coping with cancer styles? J Psychosom Res. 1994 Feb; 38(2):151-9.
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Learned helplessness: effects of noncontingent reinforcement and response cost with emotionally disturbed children. J Psychol. 1984 Jul; 117(2D Half):189-96.