The practice of challenging negative self-talk and developing a positive explanatory style, proposed as the antidote to learned helplessness.
From 'learned' + Latin 'optimus' (best). Learning to see the best. Concept by Martin Seligman (1990).
Learned optimism is the flip side of learned helplessness — Seligman showed you can TRAIN yourself to think more positively, and it actually protects against depression!
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