Optimism / Pessimism Test
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You often view the world as a place of bad experiences and events, you are unlikely to invest much trust or faith in the belief that things will turn out ok...
Are you an optimist or pesimist
Optimism and Pessimism are two different outlooks on life that dictate how you deal with most situations and your expectations of the world. A commonly held view is that optimism and pessimism are mutually exclusive, however it has been determined that due to the complex nature of the concepts they can actively co-exist within the one person. For example you may have an optimistic outlook on life, but feel quite pessimistic about a particular event or action.
What is Optimism?
Optimism is the overal view that the world is a great place and that things will turn out ok. The optimist basically believes (for example) that events will turn out for the best, or that people are trustworthy. Most people are generally optimistic about things that have turned out well for them in the past, or about things that have good associations for them. People can also be optimistic about their internal lives and still pessimistic about external world events.
What is Pessimism?
Pessimism is essentially the direct opposite of optimism in that it is the belief that the world is basically a bad place and that things will turn out for the worst. You may be pessimistic for example about the prospects of getting a new job, or about your partner forgiving you for an indiscretion.