A person who has been unwilling to pursue his activities may be experiencing a phenomenon known as 'learned helplessness'. A person who can no longer be motivated after failing a series of Mathematics tests can be a clear example of one who has simply given up from trying. The outcome of his activities which are mostly out of his expectations may cause him/her to accept the fact that that is what is meant to happen, thus they can adopt to their system the fact that they are helpless with the situation.
