Candy feels like no matter what she does she has no way out.She can't get a job because she doesn't have a car and she can't get a car because her husband won't let her.She is demonstrating a _____ pattern.

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Candy is demonstrating learned helplessness, which is a belief that one is unable to control their environment, leading to a feeling of helplessness and potentially depression. Candy believes she cannot get a job because of her lack of transportation and cannot get transportation because of her husband's control, so she feels stuck and helpless.

Candy Feels Like No Matter What She Does She Has