It was this part that led me to think that. "And it’s only in situations where we think that investment of resources is worthwhile that part of our prefrontal

It was this part that led me to think that. "And it’s only in situations where we think that investment of resources is worthwhile that part of our prefrontal cortex tells the dorsal raphe nucleus to chill and let us do something about it. In this context, it’s not helplessness that is learned, but control." The worthwhileness can be both positively and negatively reinforced externally. I have seen this numerous times when working in various teams. Not sure it is what applies here.