Learned helplessness may offer an animal model of human
A) anxiety.
B) depression.
C) schizophrenia.
D) mania.

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Learned helplessness is an animal model of depression. It is a phenomenon where an animal is repeatedly subjected to an aversive stimulus that it cannot escape from. As a result, the animal learns to become helpless even when the aversive stimulus is removed. This model has been used to study the underlying mechanisms of depression in humans.

Learned Helplessness May Offer an Animal Model of Human