Seligman's concept of learned helplessness has been extended into the field of psychopathology to explain the emergence of schizophrenia in late adolescence.

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Learned helplessness has been primarily extended into the field of psychopathology to explain depression, rather than schizophrenia. It describes a condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed, leading to depression and other negative outcomes. Schizophrenia's emergence is more often associated with a combination of genetic, brain chemistry, and environmental factors.

Seligman's Concept of Learned Helplessness Has Been Extended into the Field