Question

Betty endured abuse throughout most of her 30+ years of marriage. During that time, she became less resistive to the attacks and more submissive. A term Lenore Walker used to describe this state is:

Answer 1

Learned helplessness.

Step-by-step explanation:

Learned helplessness happens when a person faces a negative, unmanageable circumstance on an ongoing basis and avoids attempting to improve their contexts even though they are able to do so. Learned helplessness usually described as a loss of self-esteem, reduced motivation and commitment, incompetent determination, and disappointment. It is more common among individuals who have endured frequent tragic experiences such as abuse experienced in childhood or interpersonal violence.