Optimism & pessimism : implications for theory, research, and practice

Author(s)

• Chang, Edward C. (Edward Chin-Ho)

Bibliographic Information

Optimism & pessimism : implications for theory, research, and practice

edited by Edward C. Chang

American Psychological Association, c2001

Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Prevailing beliefs and attitudes, particularly in the West, encourage researchers and lay people alike to think almost exclusively in terms of the costs of pessimism and the benefits of optimism. This volume provides a forum in which leading, scholars, researchers, and practitioners involved with the study of optimism and pessimism are given the opportunity to examine these beliefs. The result is a critical survey that enables readers to recognize the impotance of "balance" in understanding the relative powers of both optimism and pessimism. With a focus on the practical implications for therapy, contributors provide reviews of the empirical foundations of these constructs. Particularly valuable is an examination of cultural, biological, and psychological factors on optimism amd pessimism. Through the diversity of views presented, the editor illustrates a dynamic interplay between optimism and pessimism that reflects the fundamental tension and harmony found in life.

Table of Contents

• Optimism amd pessimism from a historical perspective, Brian Domino, Daniel W. Conway
• optimism, pessimism and self-regulation, Charles S. Carver, Michael F. Scheier
• optimism, pessimism, and explanatory style, Jane E. Gillham, Andrew J. Shatte, Karen J, Reivich, Martin E.P. Seligman
• defensive pessimism, optimism and pessimism, Julie K. Norem
• the optimism and hope constructs-variants on a positive expectancy theme, C.R.Snyder, Susie C. Sympson, Scott T. Michael, Jen Cheavens
• optimism and physical well-being, Christopher Peterson, Lisa M. Bossio
• optimism, pessimism and daily life with chronic illness, Glenn Affleck, Howard Tennen, Andrea Apter
• optimism and pessimism-biological foundations, Marvin Zuckerman
• optimism, pessimism and psychological well being, Michael F. Scheier, Charles S. Carver, Michael W Bridges
• understanding how optimism "works"- and examination of optimists' adaptive moderation of belief and behavior, Lisa G. Aspinwall, Linda Richter, Richard R. Hoffman III
• great expectations- optimism and pessimism in achievrment settings, Jonathan D. Brown, Margaret A. Marshall
• cutural influences on optimism and pessimism- differences in western and eastern construals of the self, Edward C. Chang
• the o/p instrument- personal and social correlates, William N. Dember
• building optimism and preventing depressive symptoms in children, Jane E. Gillham, Karen J Reivich, Andrew J. Shatte
• optimism, pessimism, and psychotherapy- implications for clinical practice, James L. Pretzer, Chaille A. walsh
• a very full glass- adding complexity to our thinking about the implications and applications of optimism and pessimism research, Julie K. Norem, Edward C. chang.

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Details

• NCID: BA49927924
• ISBN:
  • 1557986916
• LCCN: 00031310
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xxi, 395 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BF698.35.O57
  • DC21 : 149/.5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Optimism
  • LCSH : Pessimism