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Rainy brain, sunny brain : how to retrain your brain to overcome pessimism and achieve a more positive outlook / Elaine Fox

Author
Fox, Elaine, 1963-
Published
New York : Basic Books, [2012]
Copyright Date
©2012
Physical Description
xiv, 256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Contents
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.
Summary
"A leading psychologist explains the new science of mind"--
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ISBN
9780465019458 (hbk.)
0465019455
Note
"A leading psychologist explains the new science of mind"--Jacket.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries); 2012
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