the 'glad game'

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cognitive reframing technique concept in positive thinking coping strategy fictional game optimism exercise

The "glad game" is a cheerful mental exercise from the novel *Pollyanna* in which one deliberately looks for something to be glad about in every situation, no matter how disappointing.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cognitive reframing technique ⓘ concept in positive thinking ⓘ coping strategy ⓘ fictional game ⓘ optimism exercise ⓘ
associatedWith	Pollyanna principle NERFINISHED ⓘ gratitude practice ⓘ optimism bias ⓘ positive psychology NERFINISHED ⓘ resilience building ⓘ
basedOnCharacter	Pollyanna Whittier NERFINISHED ⓘ
coreIdea	focus attention on positive aspects of events ⓘ look for something to be glad about in every situation ⓘ reframe disappointments as opportunities for gratitude ⓘ
creator	Eleanor H. Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ
criticizedFor	encouraging unrealistic positivity ⓘ potential to ignore real problems ⓘ
culturalImpact	inspired term "Pollyanna" for excessive optimism NERFINISHED ⓘ referenced in discussions of positive thinking ⓘ used as an example of naive optimism ⓘ
fictionalOrigin	children's literature ⓘ
fictionalPractitioner	Pollyanna Whittier NERFINISHED ⓘ
fictionalSetting	Beldingsville, Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPublicationYear	1913 ⓘ
goal	cultivate optimism ⓘ develop a habit of gratitude ⓘ maintain cheerfulness in adversity ⓘ
introducedIn	novel "Pollyanna" NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvesCognitiveProcess	attention shifting ⓘ cognitive reappraisal ⓘ selective focus on positives ⓘ
involvesEmotion	cheerfulness ⓘ gladness ⓘ hope ⓘ
language	English term ⓘ
medium	novel ⓘ
method	consciously search for reasons to be glad ⓘ practice mental reappraisal ⓘ reinterpret negative events in a positive light ⓘ
narrativeFunction	illustrates power of attitude ⓘ transforms other characters' outlooks ⓘ
perceivedBenefit	greater sense of gratitude ⓘ improved mood in difficult situations ⓘ increased emotional resilience ⓘ
relatedConcept	looking on the bright side ⓘ reframing ⓘ silver lining ⓘ
typicalContext	coping with disappointment ⓘ responding to hardship ⓘ teaching children optimism ⓘ

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Pollyanna → hasMottoOrGame → the 'glad game' ⓘ

Pollyanna Whittier → philosophy → the 'glad game' ⓘ

this entity surface form: Glad Game