Half Empty, Half Full: The Psychological Roots of Optimism

Dr. Susan C. Vaughan

ISBN 10: 0151004013 / ISBN 13: 9780151004010

Published by Harcourt 8-May-00, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Half Empty, Half Full: The Psychological Roots of Optimism
• Publisher: Harcourt 8-May-00
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151004013
• ISBN 13: 9780151004010
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Self-help

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Synopsis

The author, a renowned research psychoanalyst, challenges the idea that optimism is genetic, arguing instead that experiences in the first three years of life often shape the neural pathways in the brain.

About the Author

Susan C. Vaughan, M.D., is assistant professor of psychiatry at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. A graduate of Harvard and Columbia University, she is the recipient of numerous research awards and the author of The Talking Cure. Dr. Vaughan also writes frequently for Harper's Bazaar. She lives in Manhattan.