Learned helplessness occurs when a person who has experienced repeated challenges comes to believe they have no control over their situation. They then give up trying to make changes and accept their ...

In the late sixties, Martin Seligman and Steven Maier were doing research on dogs and conditioned escape at the University of Pennsylvania. This is a fictional conversation and account. Seligman: "Did ...

In recent years, college faculty, staff and administrators have noticed a trend of more students who seem to need consistent guidance, support and feedback in their daily lives. Professors report that ...

I learned three big lessons over a three-week period: 1. Leaders, including CEOs and business owners, are like the rest of us. They too can freeze and feel helpless and anxious. 2. Knowledge, like ...

In the modern world, we can become overwhelmed with news of the collapse of our ecosystem, the chances of another pandemic, and global warfare, plus the latest political crisis — all within 15 minutes ...

A few years ago some friends got a new Golden Retriever puppy named Sugar. When I first met Sugar, she was a ball of fur and energy. Picture this: a golden streak dashing across the yard, eyes ...

Georgia private school; Ask the Experts panel; inventor Ky “Rocketman” Michaelson We visit a Georgia private school for LD students for which countering learned helplessness is its mission statement.