Do Optimists live longer?

The article stated that being an optimist is

beneficail towards your health. Tests have shown that
cancer has been found in more people who are
pessimists then the optimist. I don't know if this is
coincidental or a real fact. The article compares
"Joe" and "Frank" two war veterans from World War One
and how both have negative memories of the war and
military life in general, however Frank is a
pessimist, and since the war he has been to the doctor
many more times then Joe, and it has been the same
case in other 'optimist-pessimist' comparisons...
 A Study On Hypnosis

The qualities that make a succesful hynotist are very

minimal. All it takes is a good tecnique. Some people
arent able to be hypnotized, however highly
hypnotizable people are able to set aside ordinary
reality. It is also said that while being in the state
of hypnotzm, it is possible to use the left hemisphere
of your brain as much as the right side of yur brain
which controls all the major functions such as
muscles, spacial perception, and general imagination.
 Right Brain Blues

This artical was very intersting. It stated that the

right side of the brain holds our depression.
Happiness and "fighting-power" find their hime in the
left brain. The right brain generallly houses a;; the
negative feelings such as wariness, depression, and
anxiety. Also it was noted that anesthetizing the
left brain before nuerological surgery left the
patient depressed, and when they put the right brain
to sleep the patient felt euphoric..
 Stress for Success

This article explains how stress can affect athletic

events. I found it to be a little rediculous because
it wants you (as a coach) to focus on stress , keep a
stress log, and massage eachother as to release
tension, Personally this was the worst article in my
study.
 Major Personality Study Finds
that Traits are Mostly Genetic

A study of 350 pairs of twins was made, the twins

all brought up in different inviroments, families, and
schools. It showed that personality traits where
genetic, because most of the twins compared by the
doctors noticed that even though the way they dressed
and talked ect, is all enviromental, however traits
such as : Leadership, braveness, aggression ect, where
all basically the same. These theories were brought
about after a week of extensive testing. Most of the
twins in the experiment where brought together for the
first time during these tests.
 What I Thought of my Study Topic

I enjoyed my study on pyscology. I have been in a few

classes where it has been discussed. As a science I
think it to be the most intersting topic pertaining to
humans'. As the years progress we are getting closer
and closer to finding out what our brains' really are,
and how they work and how to use it to the fullest
extent, however I predict that to be after my life
time.

I learned many things during my course of study, I

learned the mental affects of genticson peopel. It is
also impostant to have the desire to be healthy and
have a positive out look outlook on life . Corrally
you will be happier. Happiness is healthy, being
healthy , you live longer.

After studying pyscology a little deeper then I ever

had before I would also like to add that I did a study
on pictures, which is very important in the way you
think, subconscientously, you don't realize what is
going on menatlly with your self, however when you
draw a picture it all comes out, even though you still
dont know it until the picture is analyzed. Hypnotizm
does the same thing, however you don't rember what
went on during that specific time of the trance. In
the mean time , everything you do , or that goes on in
your life, it is stored in your brain, the best VCR on
the market !
 BIBLIOGRAPHY

Title............................Date...........Source
A Study in Hynosis Jan,86 Pyscology Today
Major Personality Study 12/1/86 Ny Times
Right Brain Blues March 86 American Health
Stress for Success 1/7/86 Women's Sport
Do Optimists live longer? Nov. 86 American Health
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