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| | Depression, Helplessness and Hopelessness, Negative Views - Psychological Self-Help |
 | | For example, within a few years the "helplessness" theory was being questioned because many people in helpless circumstances do not become depressed and because this theory does not explain the guilt, shame, and self-blame that often accompanys depression. |
 | | These "helpless" feelings also serve as self-excuses for poor performance (for many of us it is better to be seen as "feeling down" than as a failure). |
 | | Yapko (1992) believes that depression not only results from an "illusion of helplessness" but also from an "illusion of control." For instance, Baby Boomers were taught they could have it all--education, great job, wonderful family, nice house and car, fantastic travel, etc. That wasn't true and Baby Boomers have an unusually high rate of depression. |
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