Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain : : how to Retrain Your Brain to Overcome Pessimism and Achieve a More Positive Outlook
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"A leading psychologist explains the new science of mind"--Jacket.
Rainy brains and sunny brains: the affective mind -- Sunny side up: investigating optimism -- The rainy brain: why optimism is more elusive than pessimism -- Optimism and pessimism genes: are there genes for the way we are? -- The malleable mind: the remarkable plasticity of the human brain -- New techniques to reshape our brains: from fear to flourishing.
Offers research-based advice for training the brain to have a better balance of danger-avoiding versus pleasure-seeking inclinations, allowing pessimists to be more positive and happy, while allowing reckless people to have better self control.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Basic Books, c2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: xiv, 256 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780465019458
0465019455
SUBJECTS
Optimism.
Positive psychology.
Cognitive psychology.