learned helplessness

Noun

 * 1)  a state that occurs after a person has experienced a stressful situation repeatedly. They come to believe that they are unable to control or change the situation, so they do not try, even when opportunities for change become available.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:習得性失助
 * Dutch: aangeleerde hulpeloosheid
 * Finnish: opittu avuttomuus
 * French: impuissance apprise, résignation acquise
 * Hungarian: tanult tehetetlenség
 * Polish: wyuczona bezradność
 * Russian: вы́ученная беспо́мощность
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: ви́вчена безпора́дність