Fox, Elaine, 1963-

Rainy brain, sunny brain : how to retrain your brain to overcome pessimism and achieve a more positive outlook / Elaine Fox. - New York : Basic Books, c2012. - xiv, 256 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

"A leading psychologist explains the new science of mind"--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-239) and index.

Rainy brains and sunny brains: the affective mind -- Sunny side up: investigating optimism -- The emergency brain: why pessimism is harder to shake than optimism -- Optimism and pessimism genes: are there genes for the way we are? -- The malleable mind: the remarkable plasticity of the human brain -- New techniques to reshape our brains: from fear to flourishing.

9780465019458 (hbk.) 0465019455 (hbk.) 9780465029235 (ebk.) 046502923X (ebk.)

2012004406


Optimism.
Positive psychology.
Cognitive psychology.

BF698.35.O57 / F69 2012

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