Psychiatry and Psychology

Pessimism

Mental attitude that interprets life events as generally being negative.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Mental attitude that interprets life events as generally being negative.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Negative Thinking
  • Thinking, Negative

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Aspects Covered

1 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings psychology.

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History Note

2016

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Tree Number

  1. F01.100w.893w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pessimism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000067657. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000067657
  2. Pessimism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pessimism
  3. Pessimism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q484954