This module includes an audio-visual presentation; the slides used for the a-v presentation; and a quiz.

Video length: 36 min 11 sec.

Topics to be covered include:- Weakened, weakenedness – The fourth link in the Wounding-to-Wounded-Self cycle; The slings and arrows of life may weaken us; how weakenedness manifests/is expressed; Similarities between physical wounding and psychic wounding; Internal versus external locus of control, as this related to depression; Attributional styles; Weakenedness, in tandem with the previous links in the chain, may tempt us to create a suite of coping strategies/self-protective strategies/defence mechanisms.