Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20111111:21:44:00
Human life." you say, many people see optimism and self-deception as a defense strategy, to stay sane in a harsh world. you argue that it is a psychological attack mechanism. what does that mean? >> it means that the major function of self-deception is the better to deceive others. so in that sense, it's an aggressive or an offensive strategy. it's not defensive. the psychologists interpret it generally as it's a defensive strategy to keep us happy. and they cite the fact that depressed people do not engage much in self-deflation. so then they argue, if we were all realistic, we wouldn't get o...
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