Having an ____ locus of control, or a belief that negative situations are beyond your power, has been shown to be associated with ____, which occurs when someone believes there is nothing they can do about a situation. Even when they truly are powerless to change an outcome, people often believe they have control over it anyway, as it is more comforting than ____, which is the awareness of the sad truth of our own deficiencies.
external
learned helplessness
depressive realism