Jobverloren? "A great chance to finally make something more exciting!" Stain in shirt? "I am finally nearing my beautiful Aufnäherdrauf!" Car's not jumping? "I wanted to bike eh more." All a matter of perspective! Self-proclaimed lucky Coachesfüllen mass books with tips and advice on PositivenDenken. And of course you like to buy: who does not want to be more successful, happier and more attractive?
But is it really healthy to hide that one for something to Faulwar? That you were really bad luck? Or has a real problem – debt, wrong partner, wrong job or a Krankheitzum example? In fact, people who einenkünstlichen optimism can take a look at Realitätverlieren – and at end, failing to get ahead of positive energy.
Dieamerikanische journalist Barbara Ehrenberg represents this Theseschon for several years. After a cancer, he criticized positive thinking: a malignant tumor is not a good thing – and it is dangerous to let people know that optimism can cure m. Optimism? For Ehrenbergauch self-delusion and a displacement of reality. But daspositive thinking can be marketed well, she says, it's Soerfolgreich.
Heard of defensive pessimism?There studies that give Ehrenberg at least in parts. Above all, by refuting results of optimism proponents. The American psychologist Daniel Spiegel, for example, has festgestellt that a group rapy in which asked positive thoughts can support Healing VonBrustkrebspatientinnen (cancer: Spiegel et al., 2007). Anor research group refuted his sis – through PureRechnerei. (Coyne et al.). DasThema is still controversial today: studies that show a positive effectof optimism on health are compared to studies that reveal statistical errors in investigations and DieThesen to falter.
The psychologist Astrid Schütz sees subject with shared opinion. The Professor Beschäftigtsich has long been optimistic and pessimistic and has discussed pre-undNachteile of positive thinking among or things in a non-fiction book (Schütz and Hoge: Positive Thinking – advantages, risks, alternatives, 2007). Schütz Glaubtnicht that optimism can solve all our problems. Some negative thoughts between people could be sogarweiterhelfen. For example by concept of DefensivenPessimismus, which was among or things by psychologist Julie Noremgeprägt. "If people are very afraid of a vorstellungsgespräch, n it can be helpful for m to imagine what can go wrong," explains Schützdas concept. This is not to despair, but to encourage people to take action and to feel Sosicherer: "So grab a fine pantyhose if first one rips, and take presentation on a stick if laptop is not Works. "
Those who reckon with bad things tend to prepareIn meantime, too much optimism can also negatively affect our risk behaviour. It gibtStudien to show that optimists, for example, Riskanteragieren and are more likely to overestimate (personality and SocialPsychology Bulletin: Gibson and Sanbonmatsu, 2004). "An exaggerated optimist could also think: why do I need einenHelm when riding a motorbike, it's all good anyway. The Kanndann will be dangerous, "says Schütz.
Anor argument: Optimists sometimes do not realize that y are revising. With setting "I can do anything", y jedeAufgabeed until y were eventually overwhelmed. "That can lead to auchzum burn-out," says Schütz. Also in this case, SeienPessimisten, who assume from away that task cannot cope, is more advantageous.
A Chinese research team discovered a potential advantage FürPessimisten: The scientists surveyed 200 over 60-year-olds to ir expectations for future to points such as satisfaction UndGesundheit. Their result: those who were rar negatively adjusted and, for example, already gerechnethatten with health problems, were also quicker. Overall, this Gruppedadurch at end of interview was better (psychology and Aging: Cheng Etal, 2009). Even if authors mselves say that it still needs größereUntersuchungen to secure sis, DieGrundüberlegung sounds logical: Who can no longer hear correctly and Daseinsieht, procures a hearing aid faster than someone who talks about problem small.
Date Of Update: 23 October 2017, 12:03
