Frank is a fifteen-year old freshman in high school with significant problems in reading comprehension. Each year he slips further behind his peers academically. For a while, Frank acted out at school, bullying classmates and disrupting teachers. Now, however, Frank ignores all efforts to help him, saying it doesn't matter since he plans to drop out of school when he turns sixteen. Frank's
behavior is characteristic of learned helplessness, but is likely to be interpreted as _____.
a. depression
b. anxiety disorder
c. lack of motivation
d. apathy
c
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