"The effects of optimism on physical and psychological health" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 16 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Good Essays

    There are two theories regarding to the formulation of optimism. The first one being learned optimism which was conceptualized by Martin Seligman‚ and the second is the perspective of optimism by Michael Scheier and Charles Carver. Under the learned optimism theory‚ the optimist responds to the inquiry‚ “Why did that bad thing happened to me?” In scientific terms‚ the optimist makes outer‚ variable‚ and particular attributions for fiasco-like events as opposed to internal‚ steady‚ and global attributions

    Premium Ethics Morality Utilitarianism

    • 353 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Anne Frank's Optimism

    • 493 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Helen Keller once said‚ “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” Anne Frank and the other members of the annex lived by Helen’s words. They were all forced to go into hiding because of the Holocaust. But‚ everyone tried to be as optimistic as possible throughout the time they spent in hiding.They spent two long years in the “Secret Annex”. In Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s play Anne Frank‚ it is shown that optimism helps give people confidence

    Premium Nazi Germany The Holocaust Jews

    • 493 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    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

    Premium Ethics Optimism Pessimism

    • 792 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Zalak Amin The Benefits of Physical Activity for Physical & Mental Health Physical exercise is a very important part of our lives. Everyone should be physically active at least 5 days a week for an hour. There are so many benefits you receive from even the simplest physical activities. There are physical benefits as well as mental benefits to exercising. The reason why everyone should be physically active is because America’s the fattest country. Obesity and being overweight is becoming

    Premium

    • 325 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Better Essays

    Selfie Addiction and its Psychological effects to Adolescents Thesis statement: Social media and the mobile web have given rise to a strange phenomenon called “Selfie”. It may be the 2013 word of the year‚ but for certain at-risk people‚ taking selfies just may be dangerous. What is Selfie? According to Oxford English Dictionary‚ it is a photograph that one has taken of oneself‚ typically with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website. You see them all

    Premium Facebook Social network service Self-esteem

    • 2048 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Wifi- Health Effects

    • 1297 Words
    • 6 Pages

    on the work desk • ireless home entertainment systems and game w consoles (also known to emit microwaves even when switched off) • ome wireless security/alarm systems s • wireless interactive whiteboards and paging systems. Consumer Health and Safety Advice What should I do to reduce my exposure? Due to the increasing concerns over the possible hazards from the use of wireless networks (and similar wireless technologies)‚ the best way to reduce your exposure to unnecessary microwave

    Premium Bluetooth Wireless network Wireless

    • 1297 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Proposal: 3 Student Dormitory: Understanding the Psychological Effects of Space Abstract: The students are gradually increasing as the population of a town‚ city and urban areas are continuing growing. Some of these people come from other provinces and far away countries. Some of the students study on schools that are known for their historical backgrounds and credible knowledge learned by graduates. These schools are usually found in urban and rural areas wherein the available land area

    Free City Town Urban area

    • 291 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    each students in order to achieve the best learning experiences in classroom. Therefore‚ the aim of this study was to discovered the psychological effects of classroom colors upon children in kindergartens. The objectives for this research were firstly‚ to identify colors that can influence children behaviour. Secondly‚ to determine whether the colors scheme can effect the improvement of children development

    Premium Color Color

    • 987 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Better Essays

    Environmental Health and Health Effects of Environmental Abstract Environmental health addresses all the physical‚ chemical‚ and biological factors external to a person‚ and all the related factors impacting behaviors. It encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments (WHO‚ 2001). This is what the several articles and videos provided for the class help

    Premium Human Health Environment

    • 1556 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    History[edit] Concern about health effects of tobacco has a long history. Gideon Lincecum‚ an American naturalist and practitioner of botanical medicine‚ wrote in the early 19th century on tobacco: "This poisonous plant has been used a great deal as a medicine by the old school faculty‚ and thousands have been slain by it. ... It is a very dangerous article‚ and use it as you will‚ it always diminishes the vital energies in exact proportion to the quantity used - it may be slowly‚ but it is very

    Free Tobacco Tobacco smoking Lung cancer

    • 1499 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
Page 1 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 50