Helplessness: On Depression, Development, and Death
E420598
Helplessness: On Depression, Development, and Death is a seminal psychology book by Martin Seligman that explores how perceived lack of control contributes to depression, development, and responses to trauma and mortality.
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| Helplessness: On Depression, Development, and Death canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Helplessness: On Depression, Development, and Death Context triple: [Martin Seligman, notableWork, Helplessness: On Depression, Development, and Death]
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A.
The Neurotic Constitution
The Neurotic Constitution is a foundational work in individual psychology in which Alfred Adler outlines his theory of neurosis as a response to feelings of inferiority and the striving for superiority.
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B.
Rethinking Life and Death
Rethinking Life and Death is a philosophical book by ethicist Peter Singer that challenges traditional moral views on issues such as euthanasia, abortion, and the value of human life in light of modern medical technology.
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C.
Problems of the Self
Problems of the Self is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Bernard Williams that explores issues in personal identity, moral psychology, and the nature of the self.
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D.
The Concept of Anxiety
The Concept of Anxiety is a philosophical work by Søren Kierkegaard that explores the nature of anxiety as a fundamental aspect of human freedom, sin, and existential choice.
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E.
How Anxiety Became a Disorder
"How Anxiety Became a Disorder" is a scholarly book by Christopher J. Lane that examines the historical and cultural processes through which everyday anxiety was medicalized into a widespread psychiatric diagnosis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Helplessness: On Depression, Development, and Death Target entity description: Helplessness: On Depression, Development, and Death is a seminal psychology book by Martin Seligman that explores how perceived lack of control contributes to depression, development, and responses to trauma and mortality.
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A.
The Neurotic Constitution
The Neurotic Constitution is a foundational work in individual psychology in which Alfred Adler outlines his theory of neurosis as a response to feelings of inferiority and the striving for superiority.
-
B.
Rethinking Life and Death
Rethinking Life and Death is a philosophical book by ethicist Peter Singer that challenges traditional moral views on issues such as euthanasia, abortion, and the value of human life in light of modern medical technology.
-
C.
Problems of the Self
Problems of the Self is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Bernard Williams that explores issues in personal identity, moral psychology, and the nature of the self.
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D.
The Concept of Anxiety
The Concept of Anxiety is a philosophical work by Søren Kierkegaard that explores the nature of anxiety as a fundamental aspect of human freedom, sin, and existential choice.
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E.
How Anxiety Became a Disorder
"How Anxiety Became a Disorder" is a scholarly book by Christopher J. Lane that examines the historical and cultural processes through which everyday anxiety was medicalized into a widespread psychiatric diagnosis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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psychology book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | psychology ⓘ |
| addresses |
implications of helplessness for education
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implications of helplessness for psychotherapy ⓘ implications of helplessness for social policy ⓘ individual differences in vulnerability to helplessness ⓘ |
| author | Martin E. P. Seligman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contribution |
helped establish learned helplessness as a major theory of depression
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integrated animal learning research with human psychopathology ⓘ linked perceived control to mental health outcomes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
learned helplessness experiments in animals
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learned helplessness experiments in humans ⓘ |
| examines |
cognitive interpretations of control and non-contingency
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developmental origins of helplessness ⓘ effects of uncontrollable events on behavior ⓘ helplessness in response to trauma ⓘ helplessness in the face of death ⓘ |
| field |
clinical psychology
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developmental psychology ⓘ experimental psychology ⓘ personality psychology ⓘ |
| genre |
academic literature
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on death, trauma, and existential issues
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chapters on development and socialization of control beliefs ⓘ empirical chapters summarizing experiments ⓘ theoretical chapters on learned helplessness ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
animal learning research
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behaviorism ⓘ cognitive psychology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressSubject |
Control (Psychology)
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Depression in psychology ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
depression
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human development ⓘ learned helplessness ⓘ responses to mortality ⓘ responses to trauma ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later cognitive theories of depression
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systematic formulation of the learned helplessness construct ⓘ |
| proposes | theory that perceived lack of control contributes to depression ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| publisher |
W. H. Freeman and Company
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surface form:
W. H. Freeman
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| relatedWork |
Authentic Happiness
NERFINISHED
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Learned Optimism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
graduate training in psychology
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research on stress and coping ⓘ |
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