1 How changing mindsets can change health outcomes M ind over matter” is a popular mantra signifying the power of resilience, but mental constructs can potentially make all the difference when it comes to physical health, too. Psychologists have been studying mindsets—a person’s core beliefs about the world, themselves and their own abilities—since the 1980s. But it was Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck who brought the concept into the mainstream with her 2006 book, “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.” The New York Times best-seller upended long-standing assumptions about IQ tests. Dweck’s clinical research found that students’ core beliefs about whether their intelligence was “fixed” or could grow was a better indicator of their potential A new analys

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