Martin Seligman studied the case of a young marine who was being held prisoner during the Vietnam War. When the marine was not released on the date promised, he immediately lapsed into a deep depression, refused to eat or drink, and died shortly after. According to Seligman, this case illustrated the concept of
a. sublimation.
b. approach-avoidance conflict.
c. learned helplessness.
d. reaction formation.
C
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