In this activity you will explore the importance of a sense of personal control over the events in your life?

Learned Helplessness - Briefly describe the animal experiments that lead Seligman to the theory of learned helplessness?

Learned Helplessness and Depression - What is seen as the conceptual link between learned helplessness in dogs and depression in humans?

Gender and Depression - Researchers have found that, compared to men, women are twice as likely to develop serious depression. Does the concept of learned helplessness/hopelessness help you understand the gender difference in depression rates?

Personal Control in Everyday Life - Briefly explain the findings on the importance of personal control in everyday life?