Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain: The New Science of Optimism and Pessimism

ISBN-13: 9780099547556 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 272 str.

Elaine Fox

Opis

Are you optimistic or pessimistic? Glass half-full or half-empty? Do you look on the bright side or turn towards the dark? This title deals with these questions. It describes a range of techniques - from traditional cognitive behavioural therapy to innovative cognitive bias retraining exercises.

Recenzje

Every day I send my kids out the door to school with this admonition, 'you can choose to be happy.' More often than not, they roll their eyes, but in Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain Elaine Fox (no relation) offers a scientific argument for my contention. After much research, and in comprehensive, but comprehensible detail, Professor Fox provides a mental map to the sunny side of the street. For optimists and pessimists alike, this fascinating book is a must read. Michael J. Fox

O autorze

Elaine Fox, born in Dublin, is a leading experimental psychologist and neuroscientist. Formerly Head of the Department of Psychology and Centre for Brain Science at The University of Essex, she is currently a Visiting Research Professor in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford. She has published widely in scientific journals and her work has been discussed in The Economist, New Scientist, New York Times, Guardian, The Times and others.