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Positive thinking and optimism have many proven benefits, including stress management, improved performance and productivity, and superior overall health and longevity. Learn more about the benefits of optimism. ... The Benefits of Optimism ... Staying positive can improve stress management, productivity, and your health...
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stress.about.com/od/optimismspirituality/a/optimismbenefit.htm
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OBJECTIVE: Dispositional optimism measured with the Life Orientation Test has been associated with a variety of health outcomes. ... Optimism and health behaviours were assessed by questionnaire, and healthy ageing indexed by physical health summary scores from the Short Form 36, and by self-rated health.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16480556
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Previous studies have reported relationships between optimism and health-compromising behaviors. This study found that pessimism may positively or negatively influence efforts to increase health-promoting behaviors.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15072861
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Optimism helps people cope with disease and recover from surgery. Even more impressive is the impact of a positive outlook on overall health and longevity. Research tells us that an optimistic outlook early in life can predict better health and a lower rate of death during follow-up periods of 15 to 40 years.
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health.msn.com/health-topics/depression/articlepage.asp...
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CHRIS PETERSON WAS TEACHING a class in abnormal psychology at Virginia Tech when he told his students to fill out an Attributional Style Questionnaire — a carefully designed test that determines a person’s level of optimism and pessimism. ... optimism is health...
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www.youmeworks.com/optimismishealthy.html
www.youmeworks.com/optimismishealthy.html
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While we can't say for certain why some people respond more positively to life's events, it's increasingly clear that your mental outlook can have a big effect on your physical health. Optimism motivates individuals to take control of their lives, while depression has been found to have the opposite effect.
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www.newsweek.com/id/61572
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Martin Seligman, a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania recently conducted a study in which “pessimistic” students were sent to optimism workshops, as a direct result, many of them began experiencing reduced anxiety and paying less visits to the school’s health services department.
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ezinearticles.com/?Optimism,-Health-and-Longevity&id=151333
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PRINCETON, NJ -- As Congress debates a possible major expansion of health insurance in the United States, Gallup finds 38% of Americans rating healthcare coverage in this country as excellent or good, the highest (by eight percentage points) in the nine-year history of this question, and 12 points above last year's level.
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www.gallup.com/poll/124415/greater-optimism-u.s.-health...
www.gallup.com/poll/124415/greater-optimism-u.s.-health-system-coverage-costs.aspx
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Mood chart applications for tracking and maintaining good mental health. ... An Action Plan for Mental Health ... And I appreciate how dedicated you are to improving Optimism, personally responding to my feedback and incorporating many good ideas from your user-base." Rees, 24 Apr 2008...
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www.findingoptimism.com/
www.findingoptimism.com/
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