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- Condition
- Type
- Paperback
- Publication Name
- Harvest Books
- ISBN-10
- 015601100X
- ISBN
- 9780156011006
- Book Title
- Half Empty, Half Full : Understanding the Psychological Roots of Optimism
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Features
- Reprint
- Genre
- Self-Help, Psychology
- Topic
- General, Motivational & Inspirational
- Item Weight
- 8.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
015601100X
ISBN-13
9780156011006
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25038274515
Product Key Features
Book Title
Half Empty, Half Full : Understanding the Psychological Roots of Optimism
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Motivational & Inspirational
Publication Year
2001
Features
Reprint
Genre
Self-Help, Psychology
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
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PRAISE FORHALF EMPTY, HALF FULL "With so many recent books on depression, it is refreshing to see one on optimism. . . . With its presentation of both theory and practice, Vaughan's guide should help many readers."-Booklist, PRAISE FOR HALF EMPTY, HALF FULL "With so many recent books on depression, it is refreshing to see one on optimism. . . . With its presentation of both theory and practice, Vaughan's guide should help many readers.", PRAISE FOR THE TALKING CURE "The Talking Cure makes a strong, even witty case for viability of its author's discipline. We need not be total victims of how we happen to have been programmed. As she reasons convincingly, if a sea slug can have its mind changed, then so can we.", Crack open Susan Vaughan's Half Empty, Half Full , check out the fat margins and the relatively large type size, and you might think one of two things: You'll either say, "Great! This'll be a quick read!" or you'll say to yourself, "What is this, a self-help book? This can't be science." Either way, optimist or pessimist, you're going to be at least half-right. But--as Vaughan ultimately makes clear--it's the optimist who's going to win out on this one. A Harvard-trained research analyst and frequent contributor to Harper's Bazaar , the inarguably insightful Vaughan ably straddles the fence between self-help and applied psychology. Her thesis boils down to this: Some of us are lucky enough to be trained as optimists in our formative years; for the rest of us worry-warts, fear not--optimism can be learned. Alternating between dry papers, like "Mood congruent memory biases in anxiety and depression," and pop-psych concepts, like Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's early 1990s notion of "flow," Vaughan comforts the afflicted with thoughtful explanations (often drawing from her experience as a therapist) and concrete advice--assuming, of course, you can get past her sometimes cloying references to "Tiggers" and "Eeyores." Half Empty, Half Full is good news for pessimists, and even good science, a timely summary of the state of neuroscience, as it bolsters many theories of what Vaughan describes as the "positive psychology movement." The antidepressant Paxil, early cortico-limbic development, desperation in milk-treading lab rats, even Cocoa Crispies ("which are apparently like ambrosia to rats")--they're all here and, thanks to Vaughan, good reading and a compelling argument for not simply chalking up pessimism to factors beyond our control., Crack open Susan Vaughan's Half Empty, Half Full, check out the fat margins and the relatively large type size, and you might think one of two things: You'll either say, "Great! This'll be a quick read!" or you'll say to yourself, "What is this, a self-help book? This can't be science." Either way, optimist or pessimist, you're going to be at least half-right. But--as Vaughan ultimately makes clear--it's the optimist who's going to win out on this one. A Harvard-trained research analyst and frequent contributor to Harper's Bazaar, the inarguably insightful Vaughan ably straddles the fence between self-help and applied psychology. Her thesis boils down to this: Some of us are lucky enough to be trained as optimists in our formative years; for the rest of us worry-warts, fear not--optimism can be learned. Alternating between dry papers, like "Mood congruent memory biases in anxiety and depression," and pop-psych concepts, like Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's early 1990s notion of "flow," Vaughan comforts the afflicted with thoughtful explanations (often drawing from her experience as a therapist) and concrete advice--assuming, of course, you can get past her sometimes cloying references to "Tiggers" and "Eeyores."Half Empty, Half Full is good news for pessimists, and even good science, a timely summary of the state of neuroscience, as it bolsters many theories of what Vaughan describes as the "positive psychology movement." The antidepressant Paxil, early cortico-limbic development, desperation in milk-treading lab rats, even Cocoa Crispies ("which are apparently like ambrosia to rats")--they're all here and, thanks to Vaughan, good reading and a compelling argument for not simply chalking up pessimism to factors beyond our control., PRAISE FORTHE TALKING CURE "The Talking Cure makes a strong, even witty case for viability of its author's discipline. We need not be total victims of how we happen to have been programmed. As she reasons convincingly, if a sea slug can have its mind changed, then so can we."-The New York Times, In this account of the development and treatment of pessimism, Vaughan (The Talking Cure; Viagra) contends that a pessimistic personality results from an individual's earliest experiences of frustration. These lead to the formation of cortical loops in the brain that encode the physiological basis for the expectation of disappointment and an overall negative outlook. Although temperamental traits are often viewed as intractable, Vaughan argues that psychotherapy aimed at promoting a sense of self-control over negative emotional states "can gradually chip away at long ingrained cortical patterns and gradually replace pessimism with optimism." But what is pessimism? Is it a truly unique form of psychopathology? By linking pessimism to original parent-child interactions, Vaughan implicitly ties it to "basic mistrust" or an "insecure attachment." However, Vaughan does not explain how "pessimism" differs from the depression and anger that have traditionally been associated with early experiences of frustration. This lack of rigor is accentuated by prose in which such stock phrases as "the ties that bind" or "pushing the envelope" stand for concrete descriptions of the problem of affective disorder and its treatment. Written for a general audience, this book lacks the conceptual clarity necessary for understanding psychological despair.
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
158.1
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Synopsis
Why do some people lead positive, hope-filled lives, while others wallow in pessimism? In her groundbreaking book, Half Empty, Half Full, leading psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and researcher Susan C. Vaughan reveals the specific character traits that produce highly hopeful individuals and offers fresh and helpful advice on how to become a more optimistic person. Examining the origins of optimism in early childhood and presenting new evidence for the role of biology in how we interpret our experiences, Vaughan shows how optimism is a process, not a state, that is within the grasp of everyone. Informative and uplifting, Half Empty, Half Full offers some unusual but proven tricks and techniques to fool the brain's circuitry into looking on the bright side of life., In this fascinating book, Columbia University research scientist and psychoanalyst Susan Vaughan argues that our fundamental view of life as half empty or half full is determined by our capacity for emotional self-modulation.Based on her years of experience as a therapist and researcher, Dr.Vaughan shows how a sense of control over feelings like anger, anxiety, sadness, and even elation promotes optimism and well being.In contrast, feeling out of control makes us pessimistic and glum.Dr.Vaughan asserts that the roots of self-control are laid down through early interactions with caretakers, everyday experiences that literally shape the neural circuitry of the brain.The pictures of self and other formed in the first three years establish the basis for mood modulation in later life.How to limit the impact of early life and reshape our neural circuitry for effective mood modulation is the promise, and the gift, of this book.A convivial and accessible writer, Vaughan engages the reader in a conversation about what really determines whether we see the proverbial glass-as well as ourselves and the world around us-as half empty or half full.
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