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Optimism is defined as the general tendency to expect good outcomes. It is a personality trait where a person has a general tendency to expect that good things, rather than bad things, will happen. Moreover, Optimism is a belief that one's decisions will lead to positive consequences and that situations will turn out well.
In the psychology context, an optimist is a person who has a tendency to expect positive outcomes in various situations. Optimists tend to focus on the potential for success, rather than dwelling on the possibility of failure. Optimism has been linked to many positive outcomes, such as better mental health, improved physical health, and greater resilience in the face of adversity.
"Optimization" refers to the process of making the best use of available resources, skills, and abilities to achieve desired goals or outcomes. Optimization can involve a variety of different strategies and approaches, including goal setting, problem solving, decision making, and resource management, among others.
Optimizing task refers to a task or project that has a best solution and outcome, thus the quality of the group's performance can be judged by comparing the product to a quality-defining standard.
OPTN is the acronym of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, a system established by the NOTA to facilitate the procurement and distribution of scarce human organs in a fair and equitable way by matching donated organs with potential transplant recipients