Following the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, U.S. military personnel used the concept of learned helplessness to justify the torture of prisoners, hypothesizing that detainees subjected to uncontrollable afflictions would become passive and compliant, making them more likely to reveal information.

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  Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Introduction to Psychology

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