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Bibliographic Details

Title

Half Empty, Half Full: Understanding the Psychological Roots of Optimism

Publisher

Harcourt, Boston

Publication Date

2000

Language

English

ISBN 10

0151004013

ISBN 13

9780151004010

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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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.

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