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What are the three attributional dimensions in the revised theory of learned helplessness?
How do the three attributional dimensions in the revised theory of learned helplessness, namely internal-external, stable-unstable, and global-specific, contribute to individuals' explanations of uncontrollable outcomes?
According to the depressive realism hypothesis, depressed college students tend to be more __________ in making judgments about their performance in an experimental task.
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What are the three types of distortion proposed by Beck's cognitive theory of depression?
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Beck's cognitive theory of depression proposes that depressed individuals have negative __________ about themselves, the __________, and __________.
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According to Beck's cognitive theory of depression, what are the negative schemas that depressed people have?
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The hopelessness theory of depression is based on the theory of __________ __________.
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According to the positive illusions theory, how do mentally healthy people and depressed patients differ in their perception of reality?
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Who is a strong advocate of attributional retraining for both success and happiness?
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According to the document, which theory assumes that depressed people generalize inappropriately from situations with uncontrollable outcomes to situations with controllable outcomes?
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According to the positive illusions theory, mentally healthy individuals tend to distort reality and view the world through __________-tinted glasses.
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The revised theory of learned helplessness suggests that some people have a depressive attributional style, characterized by giving 'internal, stable, global' attributions for __________ outcomes.
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The revised theory of learned helplessness suggests that some people have a depressive attributional style, characterized by giving 'external, unstable, specific' attributions for __________ outcomes.
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Study Notes
Attributional Dimensions of Learned Helplessness
- The revised theory of learned helplessness proposes three attributional dimensions: internal-external, stable-unstable, and global-specific.
- These dimensions contribute to individuals' explanations of uncontrollable outcomes, influencing their perceptions of causality and control.
Depressive Realism Hypothesis
- According to the depressive realism hypothesis, depressed college students tend to be more realistic in making judgments about their performance in an experimental task.
Beck's Cognitive Theory of Depression
- Beck's cognitive theory of depression proposes three types of distortion: negative self-schemas, negative world-views, and negative future expectations.
- Depressed individuals have negative schemas about themselves, the world, and the future.
- These negative schemas lead to distorted thinking patterns, perpetuating depressive symptoms.
Hopelessness Theory of Depression
- The hopelessness theory of depression is based on the theory of learned helplessness.
Positive Illusions Theory
- According to the positive illusions theory, mentally healthy people and depressed patients differ in their perception of reality, with mentally healthy individuals distorting reality and viewing the world through rose-tinted glasses.
Attributional Retraining
- Martin Seligman is a strong advocate of attributional retraining for both success and happiness.
Theory of Depressive Attributional Style
- The revised theory of learned helplessness assumes that depressed people generalize inappropriately from situations with uncontrollable outcomes to situations with controllable outcomes.
- Depressed individuals have a depressive attributional style, characterized by giving 'internal, stable, global' attributions for negative outcomes.
- Conversely, they give 'external, unstable, specific' attributions for positive outcomes.
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Test your knowledge on the three attributional dimensions in the revised theory of learned helplessness. Explore and understand how internal, stable, and global attributions affect learned helplessness.
