Question

Grandma Jones was recently admitted to a nursing home. She was quite ill and on a restricted diet, so the staff made all the decisions for her. They chose her meals, her clothes, and when she was able to get out of bed. As Grandma Jones' health improved, her grandchildren noticed that she seemed to have difficulty asserting herself with the staff. This can be explained by:

Answer 1

Learned helplessness.

Step-by-step explanation:

Learned helplessness may be defined as a type of behavior that exist because of the multiple repetition of the adverse stimuli and cannot be controlled further.

The Grandma has been discharged from the hospital but she feels difficult. This is because she is continuously receiving her food, clothes from the staff. This cannot be further controlled by the Grandma. This occur due to the learned helplessness.

Thus, the answer is learned helplessness.