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Contributors | ||
Foreword | ||
Preface | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction: Optimism and Pessimism and Moving Beyond the Most Fundamental Question | 3 | |
Pt. I | Philosophical, Historical, and Conceptual Foundations | |
Ch. 1 | Optimism and Pessimism From a Historical Perspective | 13 |
Ch. 2 | Optimism, Pessimism, and Self-Regulation | 31 |
Ch. 3 | Optimism, Pessimism, and Explanatory Style | 53 |
Ch. 4 | Defensive Pessimism, Optimism, and Pessimism | 77 |
Ch. 5 | Optimism and Hope Constructs: Variants on a Positive Expectancy Theme | 101 |
Pt. II | Physical-Biological Factors | |
Ch. 6 | Optimism and Physical Well-Being | 127 |
Ch. 7 | Optimism, Pessimism, and Daily Life With Chronic Illness | 147 |
Ch. 8 | Optimism and Pessimism: Biological Foundations | 169 |
Pt. III | Psychological Factors | |
Ch. 9 | Optimism, Pessimism, and Psychological Well-Being | 189 |
Ch. 10 | Understanding How Optimism Works: An Examination of Optimists' Adaptive Moderation of Belief and Behavior | 217 |
Ch. 11 | Great Expectations: Optimism and Pessimism in Achievement Settings | 239 |
Pt. IV | Social-Cultural Factors | |
Ch. 12 | Cultural Influences on Optimism and Pessimism: Differences in Western and Eastern Construals of the Self | 257 |
Ch. 13 | The Optimism-Pessimism Instrument: Personal and Social Correlates | 281 |
Pt. V | Changes and Treatment | |
Ch. 14 | Building Optimism and Preventing Depressive Symptoms in Children | 301 |
Ch. 15 | Optimism, Pessimism, and Psychotherapy: Implications for Clinical Practice | 321 |
Pt. VI | The Future | |
Ch. 16 | A Very Full Glass: Adding Complexity to Our Thinking About the Implications and Applications of Optimism and Pessimism Research | 347 |
Author Index | 369 | |
Subject Index | 383 | |
About the Editor | 395 |
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