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Should We Be Optimistic?

Should We Be Optimistic? | Science News | Scoop.it

Being overly optimistic in life puts us at risk. In addition, people who show cheerful, optimistic personality traits during childhood, have a shorter life expectancy than their more serious counter parts. On the other hand, optimists are more psychologically resilient, have stronger immune systems, and live longer on average than more reality-based opposites. So who’s better off in life; the optimist or the pessimist? And who’s reality comes closest to the truth?

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Future-Directed Therapy helps depression patients cultivate optimistic outlook

Future-Directed Therapy helps depression patients cultivate optimistic outlook | Science News | Scoop.it
Patients with major depression do better by learning to create a more positive outlook about the future, rather than by focusing on negative thoughts about their past experiences, researchers at Cedars-Sinai say after developing a new treatment...
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Study connects religious service attendance to less depression

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the Journal of Religion and Health has connected the regular attendance of religious services with an increased level of optimism and a decreased risk of depression.
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