Learned helplessness

Case 1 is about an Asian American male named Paul who is dissatisfied with his quality of life. Paul is exposed to many environmental risk factors with very little protective factors against developing a mental illness. These risk factors include growing up with critical parents who were very demanding of him academically, a risk factor known as achievement stress that largely affects Asian Americans (Kearney, 2011, p. 201). This can harm family relationships by making the person assume they…

away, I felt more helpless because I needed more answers then I was able to get. This feeling of helplessness was my motivating force to enter the world of medicine to make a difference. My biggest role model in life was my mother, even though she did not have that much time, she made sure to properly use it, which she did by returning to college and completing her masters alongside working. I learned from…

there, and because of the typically lower standards that are held for students with IEPs, the students who should not be in there are no longer able to reach their full potential. Along with that, oftentimes special education students develop a learned helplessness which directly contributes to the poverty cycle, which will then be used as an excuse as to why those black students suddenly do belong in the separate classroom, or at least should be handled by someone who is considered more…

Swift had the seemingly ultimate solution to dissolve poverty, hardship, and financial burdens for the people of Ireland. His plan was quite simple. Fatten, sell, and devour the young. Although Jonathan Swift’s writings were misinterpreted and found controversial “I do therefore humbly offer it to public consideration…that the remaining hundred thousand may at a year old be offered in sale… (233), it was this type of irony or indirect contradiction that he obviously felt was needed to capture…

myriad of ways, even before being born. Diverse learners’ teachers having low expectations when dealing with such students. Because of low expectations, between other things, students will continue with their self-efficacy, which will lead to learned helplessness (when they attribute…

Feeling as if they are not in control of their lives, we come to a sense of “learned helplessness”. “Learned helplessness” is a key factor in depression. Because children are taught all their lives to make the right decision or be strictly punished, they internalize those morals and standards into their own lives and have difficulty getting rid of it even long after they have left their parents’ homes. “Learned helplessness” becomes so assimilated into our behaviors that it forever affects all…

during the last seven years, but the intensity has increased substantially in the last six months. Symptoms include rapid or irregular heartbeats (similar to having a heart attack), crying, and moaning. Patient also claims to suffer feelings of helplessness and depression. Patient reports that she was stable in her functioning, only showing occasional signs of nervous or anxiety in the early years of her marriage. She was brought to the mental health center by her daughter, who claimed that the…

In his book The Columbian Orator in 1797, Caleb Bingham refers a conversation between a slave and a master. In part of the dialogue, the master said that “it is in the order of Providence that one man should become subservient to another.” The slave responded that “the robber who puts a pistol to your breast may make just the same plea. Providence gives him a power over your life and property.” This dialogue states a significant concept that the slavery is not natural because that just a kind…

Personal Statement I remember when I first move to the US, I just wanted to be a typical American kid. However, no matter how much I knew or what I did, there was something that always branded me as an “outsider” -- my name. I soon learned your unique identity or background is something you should embrace. This realization occurred as I encountered people from diverse backgrounds. Since my father was in the U.S army, I often found myself frequently thrust into a new environment. My journey…

profanity and rudeness in which they were forced to endure, results as a factor leading towards the invisible feeling as well. The third and final factor, which added to the list of reasons for feeling invisible, was due to their own reactions and the helplessness they began to feel as a result of the actions of the white people. White supremacy played a major role within…