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Prospection, well-being, and mental health /

This book is about how we think about the future. It is about how we think about our own personal futures and how such prospection is connected to our well-being and mental health. The ability to think about the future is essential for functioning, and is also central to individual well-being and me...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: MacLeod, Andrew (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Optimism > Physiological aspects.
Personality.
Well-being.
Table of Contents:
  • Thinking about the future
  • Expectancies
  • Optimism and pessimism
  • Predicting feelings
  • Anticipatory feelings
  • Memory
  • Goals
  • Plans
  • Temporal orientation and mindfulness
  • Intervention
  • Prospection, well-being, and mental health.