![]() ![]() Generally, it’s important to understand that both good and bad events have many causes, both internal and external. Nevertheless, particularly in cases of depression, some tend to take much more responsibility for bad events than is warranted. ![]() A person who habitually insists, “It’s not my fault and I am amazing” sounds more like an arrogant nightmare than an optimist. It’s important to take responsibility for our actions. However, Seligman warns that personalization can be taken too far. As a result, optimists tend to like themselves more. Optimists believe they cause good things while pessimists give credit to other sources. When bad things happen, optimists tend to blame other people or circumstances (external), while pessimists usually blame themselves (internal). Personalization is about who we hold responsible for the causes of events. Optimistic (universal): Pessimistic (specific):ģ. “This kid is annoying” “Kids are annoying” Optimistic (specific): Pessimistic (universal): Conversely, optimists believe good events have universal causes while pessimists think good things happen only in specific cases. When a bad thing happens in a relationship, for example, it bleeds over into work as well. Optimists can keep their troubles separate from the rest of their lives. Optimistic (permanent): Pessimistic (temporary):Ģ. “My supervisor is in a bad mood” “My supervisor is a jerk” Optimistic (temporary): Pessimistic (permanent): ![]() Optimists believe good events have permanent causes, whereas pessimists see temporary reasons for good events. Pessimists and optimists tend to use the opposite temporal style for explaining good events. As a result, they tend to stew in the failure and believe it will always continue because the causes are permanent. Pessimists believe bad events will last forever. One failure does not mean future failure because there could be reasons why they did poorly once, but it won’t always happen as it did. Optimists believe bad events are only temporary. In his book, Learned Optimism, Seligman suggests there are three elements to your explanatory style:ġ. Seligman calls this your explanatory style, and it makes all the difference between an optimist with resiliency in the face of challenges, and a pessimist who crumbles under the pressures of life. Years of study led Seligman to conclude that we each have a characteristic approach to making sense of our problems, stressors, challenges, or setbacks How you explain the good and bad things that happen to you. ![]()
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