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Classroom Discussion is about learned helplessness as it pertains to emerging adults (age 18-25). Please complete this Discussion in the order the sources are presented.

There are two videos, one news article, and two separate sets of questions.

Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMPzDiraNnA

Question 1: What impact, if any, does this video have on you and your outlook towards change? Discuss.

Now consider the following article in recent news …

http://nypost.com/2017/10/15/crazy-parents-are-calling-up-colleges-pretending-to-be-their-kids/ (Links to an external site.)

Question 2: What is your reaction to this article?

Question 3: A) What connection do you draw between the messages conveyed in the video and the article?; B) Do you believe learned helplessness is becoming a more prevalent problem for emerging adults and the youth not far behind them? Explain your opinion?

Second video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hER0Qp6QJNU

And answer the following:

Question 4: A) What is your reaction to this video? B) Do you believe societal attitudes have inadvertently created a generation of people struggling to overcome learned helplessness, albeit through best intentions? Discuss.