Video watching-11.Keyforreference.> She doesn't blame herself but instead may believethat the relationship just wasn't meant to be> Pessimism is a form of negative thinking thatincludes the belief that bad things will continue tohappen to you throughout your life. Pessimists alsobelieve that when bad things happen, it is throughtheir own fault. The idea of half empty soda glassesisanexampleofpessimism
Video watching-1 1.Key for reference. ➢ She doesn’t blame herself but instead may believe that the relationship just wasn't meant to be. ➢ Pessimism is a form of negative thinking that includes the belief that bad things will continue to happen to you throughout your life. Pessimists also believe that when bad things happen, it is through their own fault. The idea of half empty soda glasses is an example of pessimism
Videowatching-12.Watch thevideo again and discuss thefollowing questionsin groups.> Should people be responsible for theirownhappiness?Giveanexampletoillustrateit.>What do optimism and pessimism differ in? Doyou agree what it video says about it? Why?Yolandawilliams
Video watching-1 ➢ Should people be responsible for their own happiness? Give an example to illustrate it. ➢ What do optimism and pessimism differ in? Do you agree what it video says about it? Why? 2. Watch the video again and discuss the following questions in groups
Videowatching-13.Transcript-1>Optimism is a form of positive thinking that includes the beliefthat you are responsible for your own happiness and that moregood things will continue to happen to you in the future. Learnmore about optimism,how itdiffers from pessimism,andmore> Optimism Defined> Ever heard the expression'the glass is half full?'It usually refersto how optimistic people see the world. But, what does it mean?> Imagine that you are at a restaurant with a friend when thewaitress brings out your drinks. You and your friend both noticethat the waitress only filled your cups of soda halfway> Your friend is visibly upset and states that the cups are half
Video watching-1 ➢ Optimism is a form of positive thinking that includes the belief that you are responsible for your own happiness and that more good things will continue to happen to you in the future. Learn more about optimism, how it differs from pessimism, and more. ➢ Optimism Defined ➢ Ever heard the expression 'the glass is half full?' It usually refers to how optimistic people see the world. But, what does it mean? ➢ Imagine that you are at a restaurant with a friend when the waitress brings out your drinks. You and your friend both notice that the waitress only filled your cups of soda halfway. ➢ Your friend is visibly upset and states that the cups are half 3. Transcript-1
Videowatching-13.Transcript-2>empty and don't contain enough soda. You tell her that she iswrong, the cups are actually half full and contain enough soda tolast for at least the first portion of your meal. Your response is tolook on the positive side of the situation and is an example ofoptimism.>Optimism is a form of positive thinking that includes the beliefthat you are responsible for your own happiness, and that moregood things than bad will continue to happen to you. Optimistsbelieve that bad or negative events are rare occurrences and thatit is not their fault when something bad happens but is due tosomething external
Video watching-1 ➢empty and don't contain enough soda. You tell her that she is wrong, the cups are actually half full and contain enough soda to last for at least the first portion of your meal. Your response is to look on the positive side of the situation and is an example of optimism. ➢Optimism is a form of positive thinking that includes the belief that you are responsible for your own happiness, and that more good things than bad will continue to happen to you. Optimists believe that bad or negative events are rare occurrences and that it is not their fault when something bad happens but is due to something external. 3. Transcript-2
Videowatching-13.Transcript-3>For example, an optimistic female who is dumped by herboyfriend does not blame herself, but instead may believe that therelationship just wasn't meant to be. People who are optimists tendto focus on the positive side of things rather than the negative. Theopposite of optimism is known as pessimism.>Pessimism>In the example above, your friend's response at the restaurant isone of pessimism.Pessimismis a form of negativethinking thatincludes the belief that bad things (like half empty soda glasses)will continue to happen to you throughout your life. Pessimists alsobelieve that when bad things happen, it is through their own faultForexample, a
Video watching-1 ➢For example, an optimistic female who is dumped by her boyfriend does not blame herself, but instead may believe that the relationship just wasn't meant to be. People who are optimists tend to focus on the positive side of things rather than the negative. The opposite of optimism is known as pessimism. ➢Pessimism ➢In the example above, your friend's response at the restaurant is one of pessimism. Pessimism is a form of negative thinking that includes the belief that bad things (like half empty soda glasses) will continue to happen to you throughout your life. Pessimists also believe that when bad things happen, it is through their own fault. For example, a. 3. Transcript-3