Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2021/Optimism and coping

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Hey there, your book chapter looks awesome! For your optimism and coping with mental health section, here are a couple of references I found interesting looking at the interaction between optimism and mental health, 'Sharot, T. (2011). The optimism bias. Current Biology, 21(23), 941-R945. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2011.10.030' and ;Korn, C., Sharot, T., Walter, H., Heekeren, H., & Dolan, R. (2013). Depression is related to an absence of optimistically biased belief updating about future life events. Psychological Medicine, 44(3), 579-592. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291713001074' --U3187208 (discuss • contribs) 01:22, 17 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Hey there, thank you very much for this ill have a look and I will see where i can add them :) BlueDreams55 (discuss • contribs) 03:11, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

This is a really interesting subject! I love anything to do with optimism and cannot wait to see your chapter completed. I have provided a different way to present your quote to help it stand out. Hope it helps value add to your chapter.--U3167879 (discuss • contribs) 11:32, 18 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Hey there, I'm very sorry for the late response thank you very much for that it looks so much better! :) BlueDreams55 (discuss • contribs) 03:31, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

Tragic Optimism
Hi Boushra! I love your chapter! I always find myself trying to be optimistic about anything and everything. Interesting to see that optimism can be a coping mechanism! I think you might find tragic optimism an interesting topic to include or research. There has been heaps of research over the last two years on the concept due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however it also relates to other trauma as well. Here is a link to an article which defines TO as a trauma treatment! https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09515070.2019.1633497 --U3187874 (discuss • contribs) 06:19, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

I also made these copyedits

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Some suggestions
Hi,

I've read through your page after seeing your request for feedback on the discussion page. Generally, I think you page looks quite good. However, I would suggest expanding some sections. Particularly the definitions of optimism and coping are very short and academic. Could you expand on them at all, maybe with a real world example for each? Your conclusion also feels quite abrupt and limited, could you expand this do you think?

I would also suggest going through and checking for active vs passive language. Personally, I write a lot in passive voice, but the active voice has more flow and can be understood better. Here (external link to Walden University) is a good guide to academic active voice. I hope this was helpful.

Good luck! JediClass

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