Learned helplessness - How it affects our lives
Get 25% off Blinkist Premium and enjoy 2 memberships for the price of 1! Start a free 7-day trial by clicking here: http://blinkist.de/sproutsdeutschland Sometimes we are in a mental state where we feel like we can't change a negative situation. If this is the case for an extended period of time, it can lead to learned helplessness – we don't even try to change our circumstances anymore. The concept was first introduced by Martin Seligman, who observed it in dogs that were repeatedly exposed to electric shocks and no longer tried to avoid them, even when they had the opportunity. Support us - we're on Patreon! 🎁 https://bit.ly/3MqY00D Don't miss a new video with our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dNU4BQ This video was created with the support of our patrons: Alex Rodriguez, Andrea Basillio Rava, Angela, ArkiTechy, Artur, azad bel, Badrah, Cedric.Wang, Daniele Diniz, David Markham, Delandric Webb, Digital INnov8ors, Dr. Matthias Müller-Mellin, Duane Bemister, Esther Chiang, Eva Marie Koblin, Fatenah G Issa, Floris Devreese, Frari63, Gerry Labelle, Ginger, Harmoniac Design, I CAN GERMAN AND IT WAS EASY!, Isabelle, Jana Heinze, Jannes Kroon, Jeffrey Cassianna, Joanne Doyle, John Burghardt, Jonathan Schwarz, Jorge Luis Mejia Velazquez, Khadijah Sellers, Leonel, Linus Linderoth, Liskaya, Marcel, María, martin, Mathis Nu, Mezes. Macko, Michael Paradis, Mindozone, Natalie O'Brien, Nick Valerio, Nicki, Okan Elibol, Oweeda Newton, Paul Hopkins, Peter Bishop, Raymond Fujioka, Roel Vermeulen, Scott Gregory, scripz, Sebastian Huaytan Meder, Si, Stefan Gros, Stephen Clark, Stuart Bishop, Susan Schuster, Tetiana Gerasymova, Thomas Aschan, Tristan Scifo, Victor Paweletz, Yvonne Clapham, Zlatko Minev and all the others. Thank you all! To join them, visit www.patreon.com/sprouts COLLABORATORS Screenplay: Jonas Koblin Illustrator: Pascal Gaggelli Voice: Matt Abbott Coloration: Nalin Arrangements: Peera Lertsukittipongsa Production: Selina Bador Fact check: Ludovico Saint Amour Di Chanaz Sound engineering: Miguel Ojeda SOUNDTRACKS Badly Behaved - Shaun Frearson Magical Keys - Studio Le Bus Alone in Montmartre - Studio Le Bus SOURCES: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Seligman https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlernte_Hilflosigkeit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_optimism https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=psychology_publications https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34772738/ https://www.jneurosci.org/content/42/1/81 EXERCISE IN THE CLASSROOM A study from 2004 https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=psychology_publications found that students who took an exam that started with difficult questions were more frustrated and depressed than students who took an exam that started with easier questions. Even if both tests contained the same questions, those who started with the easier questions performed better on those questions than those who followed the more difficult and frustrating questions. Divide students into two groups. Have both groups work on two sets of multiple-choice questions. One group starts with the easy questions, the other with the difficult questions. For the second set of questions, keep the order. Then have students compare their answers with the correct answers. Can you reproduce the results of the 2004 study? Have the students internalized helplessness in the course of some difficult questions? End the lesson by watching our videos on the topic and discussing how the exercise compares to the dog experiments. Note that with these tips, you can help your students build their resilience, which in turn could reduce learned helplessness. Original: "Sprouts Germany" Original: German. All translations in this video have been done by the alugha AI.