as old as the ages. I have always found myself to look at the brighter and lighter side of every situation. I find that not dwelling on the negative or pondering on the downside keeps me in a better place and state of mind. I recently took an optimism test administered‚ this test can be taken by anyone and found at www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu. Authentic Happiness is the homepage of Dr. Martin Seligman‚ Director of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania and founder
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Optimism and Health Optimism is something that we all use from time to time‚ it is hopefulness for a successful future and a good outcome. Optimism can let us down at times‚ especially when you have high expectations for something and it doesn’t quiet work out as you had hoped for. It is a positive mindset‚ which is good for an individual’s psychological health. Optimism is also believed to reduce health risks and lower stress levels. Optimism also effects an individual’s physical health in
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Optimism “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” This quote from Victor Hugo is a perfect example of optimism. When someone is optimistic‚ they have a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome. Optimism is simply a mental game. The brain can interpret situations or events as being optimized; meaning that some factors may not be fully comprehendible‚ yet having confidence that the present moment is
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expectations for the future. To Sal‚ the novel is defined by youthful exuberance and unabashed optimism for the new experiences that he sets out to find. A deeper look into the novel‚ as well as a look at some of the critics who have written on it‚ reveals a much darker side‚ a more pessimistic and sad aspect that Sal simply fails to realize until the very close of the action. Whether Sal is hopped up on the optimism of jazz music‚ secure in his belief that he is off to find IT‚’ or just excited about
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Optimism is very important to a person’s physical and psychological well-being. Optimism can bring a person up when things appear down while optimism can also help a person get through the tougher times. Optimism can help a person be confident and hopeful in times when there appears to be no hope or it can be linked to depression among a few things. Many people have questioned if having optimism can help a cancer reddened person have hope or if optimism brings the person down when there is no help
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Definition Essay: The Joy of Optimism Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if humanity slumped around in a state of eternal pessimism? Joy would be unattainable‚ and therefore‚ life would be miserable. Through my short twenty years of life on this earth‚ I have discovered that it is all about the perspective. Optimism is the key. Optimism is the anticipation that wonderful things are about to happen; it is an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon actions and events
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Optimism and Health Maritza Rivera November 30‚ 2014 PSY220 Reed Daugherity Optimism and Health Throughout life we are confronted by many difficult situations however‚ how we deal with these situations will either enhance or deteriorate our physical and psychological health. When someone is optimistic they expect the most positive outcome possible under all circumstances. According to University of Phoenix‚ Positive Psychology‚ (2009)‚ “optimism is an individual disposition or trait and an explanatory
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Optimism and Health Paper University of Phoenix Tiaqunia Hayes Optimism and Health Paper During people’s lifetime‚ there are many situations that may cause people to become an optimist or a pessimist. I will explain some basic ideas from two different articles that show how optimism may possible impact physical and psychological well-being of a person. One of the articles talks about children and the other talks about the effects on adults. The truth is that children and adults will live
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Bias in writing Writing has many goals. Those goals can be to inform or persuade the reader. The key here is to be objective. Complete objectivity is not possible because bias is inevitable. Bias is when a person prefers an idea and he or she does not give an equal chance to another idea. By not giving the opposing idea a chance‚ the topic is being clouded. Bias can occur when certain language or stereotyping or one sided opinions are used to convey a message to the reader. The reader would get
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Representation and Bias By Deborah Callaway Herzing College Online W4A1-Reflection Assignment November 26‚ 2009 Representation and Bias When creating or reviewing a research study‚ we need to consider the information and decide if it is representative or biased in order to make clear decisions. When the information or sample is representative‚ it means that the people studied are like the people who you wish to generalize and it must have the same significant
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