A young woman believes that everything negative that happens to her is her own fault, that she ruins everything, and that she always will. The therapist diagnoses her as suffering from a learned helplessness-induced depression because she attributes negative events in her life to:

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The young woman's belief that everything negative is her own fault (internal), that she ruins everything (global), and that she always will (stable) aligns with the characteristics of attributions related to learned helplessness-induced depression. These attributions are internal (believing the causes are within oneself), global (believing the causes will affect many areas of life), and stable (believing the causes will persist over time).

A Young Woman Believes That Everything Negative That Happens to Her