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Pessimism is a mental attitude in which an undesirable outcome is anticipated from a given situation. Pessimists tend to focus on the negatives of life in general. Pessimists tend to focus on the negatives of life in general.
The term attitude with the psychological meaning of an internal state of preparedness for action was not used until the 19th century. [3]: 2 The American Psychological Association (APA) defines attitude as "a relatively enduring and general evaluation of an object, person, group, issue, or concept on a dimension ranging from negative to positive.
In psychology, negative affectivity (NA), or negative affect, is a personality variable that involves the experience of negative emotions and poor self-concept. [1] Negative affectivity subsumes a variety of negative emotions, including anger, contempt, disgust, guilt, fear, [2] and nervousness.
It has been typically characterized by attitudes of pessimism, self-pity, and repressed anger. [11] People with victim mentality may also: exhibit a general tendency to realistically perceive a situation; yet may lack an awareness or curiosity about the root of actual powerlessness in a situation, [12] display entitlement and selfishness [13]
Strong attitudes, on the other hand, are less likely to be manipulated because they are essentially "anchored in knowledge structures". [1] Armitage and Conner conducted a study regarding attitudes toward eating a low-fat diet. [1] Attitudes of a high ambivalence group and a low ambivalence group were recorded two times within five months.
Chris Pratt doesn't have time for "bad attitudes" when making movies.. The Electric State star, 45, revealed on Thursday, Oct. 17 during a New York Comic Con panel for his upcoming Netflix sci-fi ...
If the misanthropic attitude has its foundation in judgment, it is also theoretical but does not distinguish between self and others. It is the view that humanity is in general bad without implying that the misanthrope is in any way better than the rest. [37]
Chris Pratt said that when it comes to Hollywood actors, he has little patience for stars who have a “bad attitude” while on set. On Thursday, October 17, the 45-year-old actor participated in ...