According to Alloy, Abramson, and colleagues, helplessness becomes hopelessness when the afflicted person develops a sense of:
A)Depressive predictive certainty
B)Generalized helplessness
C)Depressive realism
D)None of the above

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According to the researchers, helplessness becomes hopelessness when the person begins to have a belief that their circumstances are unlikely to change, which is known as depressive predictive certainty. This sense of hopelessness can then lead to the development of clinical depression.

According to Alloy, Abramson, and Colleagues, Helplessness Becomes Hopelessness When