Optimism
Dimension 383 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Optimism measures a person's generalized expectation that future outcomes will be favorable, meaningful, and workable. It encompasses hopefulness, positive anticipation, confidence in improvement, and a tendency to expect good possibilities ahead.
evidence final name · Hope Optimistic
Minimal Optimism
Expressions activating this band show little clear future-oriented positive expectation, instead emphasizing general values, self-regard, isolated life meaning, or unrelated content. When optimism appears, it is only faintly present as a basic sense that life matters or that one can stay on course.
Moderate Optimism
Expressions activating this band convey a recognizable hopeful stance toward the future, including belief that life can improve, new goals are possible, and positive outcomes may occur. Optimism is present as conditional or emerging expectation rather than a firmly generalized outlook.
High Optimism
Expressions activating this band reflect a strong positive outlook marked by looking forward to daily life, seeing the future as full of possibilities, expecting personal aims to be achieved, and assuming favorable intentions or outcomes. Optimism is experienced as a stable tendency to anticipate that things will work out well.
Very High Optimism
Expressions activating this band express a pervasive and confident expectation of good outcomes across situations, including expecting the best, believing setbacks will improve, and anticipating good days and future opportunities. Optimism is experienced as an enduring, generalized positive expectancy.
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Minimal Hope Optimistic: Content characterized by vista, windows, model, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect hope optimistic at this level.
Moderate Hope Optimistic: Content characterized by expecting, good, hope, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect hope optimistic at this level.
Intense Hope Optimistic: Content characterized by hope, everything, great, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect hope optimistic at this level.
Peak Hope Optimistic: Content characterized by bright, optimism, pessimists, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect hope optimistic at this level.