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Optimism and Pessimism

By: Kimberly Stark-Wroblewski
In: Encyclopedia of Counseling
Edited by: Frederick T. L. Leong
Subject:General Counseling & Psychotherapy, Counseling Psychology

Optimism refers to a hopeful disposition or a general belief that good things will happen, whereas pessimism describes a general expectation that bad things will happen. These constructs have been conceptualized as dispositional traits, as well as cognitive styles, and have ...

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  Stark-Wroblewski, K. (2008). Optimism and pessimism. In F. T. Leong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of counseling (Vol. 1, pp. 717-710). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412963978.n227
  
  Stark-Wroblewski, Kimberly. "Optimism and Pessimism." In Encyclopedia of Counseling, edited by Frederick T. Leong, 717-710. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. doi: 10.4135/9781412963978.n227.
  
  Stark-Wroblewski, K 2008, 'Optimism and pessimism', in Leong, FT (ed.), Encyclopedia of counseling, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 717-710, viewed 14 August 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412963978.n227.
  
  Stark-Wroblewski, Kimberly. "Optimism and Pessimism." Encyclopedia of Counseling. Ed. Frederick T. Leong. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. 717-710. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 14 Aug. 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412963978.n227.
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