Cognitive Approach

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Cognitive Approach

• By Vykas, Sabrina, Blessing and nic

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Seligman Learned Helplessness Theory

• The Seligman learned Hypothesis Theory was
  founded by Abramson Et Al in 1978.
• They did this by focusing on people that have
  experienced or are experiencing learned
  helplessness.
• They argued that People respond in various ways.

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• People either attribute to a failure within ones
  self and also in other people and circumstances.
  An example of an internal reason is a partner has
  split up with you because of your moodiness. An
  example of your external reason is that you have
  little money for nice things.

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• People either attribute to failure to a stable
  cause something that will continue in the future.
  Or in an unstable cause, Something that could
  easily change.
• An example may be that exams are coming up that
  is the unstable part.

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• People either attribute to the failure to a
  global cause, which is basically applying to a
  wide range of situation or to a specific cause,
  which is applying to one situation.
• An example of a global cause is that you are
  moody with everyone
• An example of an specific cause be with a
  partner, you felt that they dont love you.

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• People with learned helplessness feel personally
  responsible for their failure( internal, stable
  and global causes)
• They feel that reasons for their failure will
  carry on and continue to fail in the future and
  influence other situations
• With all of these negative thoughts there is no
  wonder that people with learned helplessness are
  Depressed