Optimism and Its Impact on Mental and Physical Well-Being

Abstract

Positive attitude bills resilience. It allows us to keep our goal and dreams in play so we
can act on the motivation to keep working toward them. Optimism is that mental state in
which is a person in is hopeful of the best outcome. Philosophically it is the opposite of
pessimism. Optimism often have a strong belief that events and people are basically good
hence in most circumstances only good results are achieved. Optimistic people actively
pursue things that will improve their well-being and work to minimize or manage the impacts
of stress in their lives. They are generally more hopeful about the future display traits
associated with a growth mindset. Many studies have been carried about the effectiveness of
optimism as a psychological phenomenon, lead-to various theoretical formulations of the
same concept conceptualized as “disposition”, attribution style “Cognibias” or “shared
illusion”. This overview is an attempt to explore the “optimism” concept and its relations with
mental health, Physical health, coping, quality of life, and adaptation of purpose. Health, life
style and risk perception.
A significant positive relation emerges between optimism and coping strategies focused
on social support and emphasis on positive aspects of stressful situations. Through
employment of specific coping strategies, Optimism exerts an indirect influence also on the
quality of life. There evidence that optimistic present a higher quality of life compare to those
with low levels of optimism or even pessimists. Optimism may significantly influence mental
and physical well- being by the promotions of a healthy life style well as by adaptive
behaviors and cognitive responses, associated with greater flexibility, problem-solving
capacity and more efficient elaboration of negative information