Word: mentality
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...elaborate toys with hidden treats inside of them, and the dog has to figure out how to reach them. It's like a Baby Einstein toy but for a dog. The goal is not just to get the dog to chew on something, but to occupy its physical and mental energy during your very long absence...
...inning. But the damage was done, and the Lions entered the fourth frame with a 6-2 advantage that they would not relinquish.“We have to cut down on giving up big innings,” Walsh said. “We’re having mental breakdowns.”On the flipside, Columbia received its first of two solid outings by its starters on the day in the form of a complete-game, three-run effort by pitcher Joe Scarlata.“I thought their pitchers pitched good,” Walsh said...
...entire science has grown up around the perils of negative thinking (as well as the power of positive psychology), and the latest findings confirm that a pessimistic outlook not only kindles anxiety, which can put people at risk for chronic mental illnesses like depression, but may also cause early death and set people up for a number of physical ailments, ranging from the common cold to heart disease and immune disorders.(Read more on TIME's Wellness blog...
...What I got was an empty person." That's what prompted him to launch the field of positive psychology, with a groundbreaking address to the American Psychological Association in 1998. Instead of focusing only on righting wrongs and lifting misery, he argued, psychologists need to help patients foster good mental health through constructive skills, like Ben-Shahar's PRP. The idea is to teach patients to strengthen their strengths rather than simply improve their weaknesses. "It's not enough to clear away the weeds and underbrush," Seligman says. "If you want roses, you have to plant a rose...
...sentence for "subversion" had been suspended, disappeared once again in early February after what was apparently a first-hand account of his jailing and torture by security forces appeared on the internet. His wife, two children and sister - all of whom have also allegedly been subject to physical and mental abuse by police - were smuggled out of the country in early March, and are now in the United States. In a related development, a Beijing law firm known for defending dissidents and others seeking redress from the authorities was shut down for six months in late February. The Yitong...