Learned optimism : how to change your mind and your life / Martin E.P. Seligman.
Known as the father of the new science of positive psychology, Martin E.P. Seligman draws on more than twenty years of clinical research to demonstrate how optimism enhances the quality of life, and how anyone can learn to practice it. Offering many simple techniques, Dr. Seligman explains how to break an I-give-up habit, develop a more constructive explanatory style for interpreting your behavior, and experience the benefits of a more positive interior dialogue. These skills can help break up depression, boost your immune system, better develop your potential, and make you happier. With generous additional advice on how to encourage optimistic behavior at school, at work and in children, Learned Optimism is both profound and practical--and valuable for every phase of life. --Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781400078394 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1400078393 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: x, 319 p. ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, c 2006.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published: New York : Knopf, c1990. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-303) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Two ways of looking at life -- Learning to be helpless -- Explaining misfortune -- Ultimate pessimism -- How you think, how you feel -- Success at work -- Children and parents: the origins of optimism -- School -- Sports -- Health -- Politics, religion, and culture: a new psychohistory -- Optimistic life -- Helping your child escape pessimism -- Optimistic organization -- Flexible optimism. |
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Subject: | Optimism. Self-realization. Adjustment (Psychology) Depression, Mental. Ethics. Stress (Psychology) |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | BJ 1477 .S45 2006 | 30775305476302 | General Collection | Available | - |
Learned Optimism : How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
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Learned Optimism : How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The father of positive psychology draws on more than twenty years of clinical research to show you how to overcome depression, boost your immune system, and make yourself happier. "Vaulted me out of my funk.... So, fellow moderate pessimists, go buy this book." -- The New York Times Book Review Offering many simple techniques anyone can practice, Dr. Seligman explains how to break an "I-give-up" habit, develop a more constructive explanatory style for interpreting your behavior, and experience the benefits of a more positive interior dialogue. With generous additional advice on how to encourage optimistic behavior at school, at work and in children, Learned Optimism is both profound and practical--and valuable for every phase of life.