Human learned helplessness : a coping perspective /

Summarizing 25 years of research, the author integrates virtually the entire published literature on the phenomenon of learned helplessness, as well as some unpublished data, into a single coherent theoretical framework. Dr. Mikulincer accounts for the complex nature of the phenomenon by focusing on...

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Main Author: Mikulincer, Mario
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1994]
Series:Plenum series in social/clinical psychology.
Language of science.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Summarizing 25 years of research, the author integrates virtually the entire published literature on the phenomenon of learned helplessness, as well as some unpublished data, into a single coherent theoretical framework. Dr. Mikulincer accounts for the complex nature of the phenomenon by focusing on cognitive, motivational, and emotional processes, and then details a new coping perspective to deal with uncontrollable events. His groundbreaking work will become an essential reference for all future work in the field.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 311 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-305) and index.
ISBN:9781489909367 (electronic bk.)
1489909362 (electronic bk.)