Influence of optimism on personal mental health

- Завгородня, О.В. (orcid.org/0000-0001-8786-8707) and Степура, Є.В. (orcid.org/0000-0002-7214-0788) (2023) Influence of optimism on personal mental health Габітус (46). pp. 139-143. ISSN 2663-5208

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Abstract

The article considers optimism as an important factor in a person's mental health. It is argued that increasing the level of optimism can probably help a person not only to overcome various negative emotional states, but also certain destructive manifestations of one's own character. It has been found that optimism can be a reliable factor in counteracting depression - one of the most common psycho-emotional disorders. In addition, optimism is important in overcoming suicidal thoughts and urges. It is noted that pessimism also has some advantages, but they are quite limited. Optimism is determined by a person's attributive style. It is the description of oneself and the surrounding reality that determines the optimism of a person with all its advantages. It is claimed that the formation and development of a person's optimistic outlook on life is an important and urgent task of modern psychology and pedagogy. A number of ways in which a person can acquire this useful mental property are described Within the framework of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, there are methods that directly contribute to the formation of an optimistic perception of the world. In the process of dialogue between the psychotherapist and the client, the latter learns to perceive his failures as temporary phenomena, learns not to transfer their negative effect to other areas of life, tries to find in himself the ability to influence the occurrence of positive events in his life, etc. A number of indirect ways of increasing the level of optimism are also outlined: engaging in certain types of meditative practices, helping to increase a person's sense of happiness, helping to make a person's life meaningful, preventing existential vacuum. It was found that the formation and development of a person's optimistic outlook on life is an important and urgent task of modern psychology and pedagogy. It is argued that it is important to study the methods listed above to increase the level of optimism, to check their adequacy to our socio-cultural realities, as well as to build based on these studies special programs to increase the level of optimism for various vulnerable categories of the population.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	оptimism, attributional style, mental health, depression, suicidal thoughts, personality disorders.
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 1 Philosophy. Psychology
Divisions:	Institute of Psychology after N.Kostiuk > Department of methodology and theory of psychology
Depositing User:	м.н.с. О.В Котух
Date Deposited:	05 May 2023 12:36
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 12:36
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/735118

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