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Learned Optimism
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Learned Optimism
Shows us how to stop automatically assuming guilt; how to get out of the habit of seeing the direst possible implications in every setback; how to be optimistic. Dr Seligman documents the effects of optimism on the quality of life, and offers a program of exercises to help break the habit of pessimism and learn the habit of optimism.
Learned Optimism shows us how to stop automatically assuming guilt, how to get out of the habit of seeing the direst possible implications in every setback, and how to be optimistic.
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Learned Optimism shows us how to stop automatically assuming guilt, how to get out of the habit of seeing the direst possible implications in every setback, and how to be optimistic. With concrete examples, Dr Seligman documents the effects of optimism on the quality of life. He provides tests to determine the degree of our negative and positive orientation and offers a programme of specific exercises to help break the habit of pessimism and learn the habit of optimism for both ourselves and our children.
Learn how to:
- Recognise your 'explanatory style'—what to say to yourself when you experience setbacks—and how it influences your life.
- Boost your mood and your immune system with healthful thoughts.
- Help your children to practise the thought patterns that encourage optimism.
- Break the 'I-give-up' habit with Dr. Seligman's ABC techniques.
- Change your interior dialogue and experience the astonishing positive results.
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Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman is highly praised for its insightful approach to personal development, focusing on the power of positive thinking. Reviewers appreciate Seligman's blend of psychological theory with practical advice, finding it empowering and transformative. The book's strategies for overcoming pessimism and enhancing happiness resonate well with readers seeking self-improvement.
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ISBN: 9781864713039
Publisher: Random House Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 May 2011
Country: Australia
Imprint: William Heinemann Australia
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 136.0mm
Height: 209.0mm
Weight: 352g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D., professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and a past president of the American Psychological Association, is a leading motivational expert and an authority on learned helplessness. His many books include Authentic Happiness and The Optimistic Child. Dr. Seligman's research has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Aging, the National Science Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the Guggenheim Foundation.
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