New Releases by Martin E. P. Seligman

From the world’s most influential psychologist and bestselling author of Flourish, a landmark work spanning ancient Greece to the age of AI that identifies agency—the fusion of efficacy, optimism, and imagination—as the hidden engine of human progress, and shows how we can unleash it to build a better future. What actually drives human progress? Ecologists point to geography and climate. Sociologists invoke wars and class. Economists follow the money. But none of these accounts explains why innovation and human thriving occurs in some eras and stalls in others—often under identical material conditions. The missing variable, Seligman argues, is the psychological state known as: agency. Agency is built from three interlocking capacities: efficacy, the confidence that you can accomplish a specific goal right now; optimism, the expectation that your efforts will pay off far into the future; and imagination, the breadth of goals you can envision. When all three align, civilizations leap forward. When they collapse, societies stagnate—no matter how rich their resources or how brilliant their citizens. Drawing on six decades of pioneering research and a sweeping reexamination of the last twenty-five hundred years—from Periclean Athens and the Hebrew Torah to the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the Civil Rights Movement—Seligman reveals how surges and declines in agency have quietly steered the course of history. With a clear-eyed look at an AI-transformed future, Agency makes the case that the power to create the next great era of human flourishing is already alive within each of us.

Viviamo in un’epoca di cambiamento, specie in ambito lavorativo, che non ha precedenti nella storia, né per quantità né per rapidità. Per chi è entrato nel mondo del lavoro in anni recenti, costruirsi una carriera è come manovrare un kayak in mezzo alle rapide: non esiste una rotta sicura, bisogna costantemente raccogliere i feedback dall’ambiente e fare affidamento sulle proprie capacità e sulla propria esperienza, continuando ad apportare piccole e tempestive correzioni alla direzione. Spesso proviamo una sensazione di angoscia e di mancanza di controllo sul nostro percorso, ma questo accade perché cerchiamo di fare (inutilmente) resistenza a un cambiamento che non può essere arrestato. Per vivere meglio, affermarci nel mondo del lavoro e riappropriarci della nostra agentività dobbiamo cambiare mentalità e modo di guardare il futuro, parola di Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, esperta di psicologia e benessere organizzativo, e di Martin Seligman, padre della psicologia positiva, che in questo libro ci spiegano come costruirci una “Tomorrowmind”, una mentalità rivolta al futuro, capace di abbracciare il cambiamento tumultuoso, trasformando l’incertezza in opportunità.

Dans cet ouvrage, Martin Seligman, fondateur de la psychologie positive, vous aide à acquérir les ressources utiles pour avoir une attitude positive même dans les situations les plus inconfortables de la vie. C’est en effet par la façon dont vous percevez et interprétez ce qui vous arrive au quotidien, par le prisme de votre petite voix intérieure, que vous penchez soit vers l’optimisme, soit vers le pessimisme. En s’appuyant sur les connaissances scientifiques actuelles, ce livre vous montre, de façon très pratique, comment modifier progressivement votre discours mental et transformer, à n’importe quel âge, la perception que vous avez de votre propre existence. En apprenant à devenir optimiste, vous accéderez à une vie meilleure !

Si vous souffrez de dépression, de crises d’angoisse, de stress, de surpoids, de phobies ou d’addictions, vous apprendrez ici les meilleures techniques et stratégies reconnues scientifiquement pour vaincre ou soulager vos difficultés. Martin Seligman est le chef de file d’un courant innovant de la psychologie contemporaine : la psychologie positive, qui se concentre sur comment rendre les gens heureux. Selon le célèbre chercheur, pour amorcer un changement réel et positif dans nos vies, il est essentiel de mieux nous connaître, d’accepter nos limites et de prendre la responsabilité de ce que nous pouvons changer. Un livre qui restaure notre confiance en nous et notre aptitude au bonheur.

Entrez dans la nouvelle ère de la psychologie validée par les neurosciences et découvrez, dans cet ouvrage complet et nourri par de nombreux questionnaires, tests et applications concrètes, comment fabriquer du bonheur dans votre vie grâce aux ressources de la psychologie positive. Martin E.P. Seligman a fondé et conceptualisé la psychologie positive, une approche de guérison profonde de l’être qui a révolutionné la psychologie depuis plusieurs années. En vous concentrant non pas sur la cause du mal-être, mais sur vos forces et vos ressources personnelles, vous parviendrez mécaniquement à créer du bonheur, à guérir spontanément de vos blessures émotionnelles et à transformer votre qualité de vie. Le père fondateur de la psychologie positive vous guide de façon très pratique sur le chemin du bonheur.

"As we sit on the cusp of some of the most turbulent economic changes in history, many of us wonder how we can not only survive but flourish in our careers. Now, Tomorrowmind provides ... plans and actionable advice for facing the uncertain future of work, ... [offering] key skills on everything from resilience and innovation to social connection and foresight"--

Best-seller do New York Times, Felicidade autêntica apresenta a revolucionária psicologia positiva e nos mostra como aplicá-la no dia a dia. De acordo com Martin E. P. Seligman, eminente pesquisador da psique humana e fundador da psicologia positiva, não basta acabarmos com o sofrimento para sermos felizes, e sim descobrirmos o que há de melhor dentro de nós. O autor nos ensina que a felicidade pode ser cultivada, desde que saibamos utilizar alguns traços e qualidades que já possuímos, como bondade, originalidade, humor, otimismo e generosidade. Lançando mão de nossas "forças pessoais" em todos os setores fundamentais da vida, desenvolvemos amortecedores naturais contra a infelicidade e as emoções negativas. Neste livro claro e acessível, o autor nos mostra que é possível sermos mais felizes, sentirmos mais bem-estar, termos maiores ambições e, provavelmente, darmos mais risada. É um construtivo debate sobre a natureza da felicidade. "Finalmente a psicologia leva a sério a alegria, o prazer e a felicidade." — Daniel Goleman, autor de Inteligência emocional

One of the most influential living psychologists looks at the history of his life and discipline, and paints a much brighter future for everyone. When Martin E. P. Seligman first encountered psychology in the 1960s, the field was devoted to eliminating misery: it was the science of how past trauma creates present symptoms. Today, thanks in large part to Seligman''s Positive Psychology movement, it is ever more focused not on what cripples life, but on what makes life worth living -- with profound consequences for our mental health. In this wise and eloquent memoir, spanning the most transformative years in the history of modern psychology, Seligman recounts how he learned to study optimism -- including a life-changing conversation with his five-year-old daughter. He tells the human stories behind some of his major findings, like CAVE, an analytical tool that predicts election outcomes (with shocking accuracy) based on the language used in campaign speeches, the international spread of Positive Education, the launch of the US Army''s huge resilience program, and the canonical studies that birthed the theory of learned helplessness -- which he now reveals was incorrect. And he writes at length for the first time about his own battles with depression at a young age. In The Hope Circuit, Seligman makes a compelling and deeply personal case for the importance of virtues like hope, gratitude, and wisdom for our mental health. You will walk away from this book not just educated but deeply enriched.

NINE Morality and Prospection -- TEN Prospection Gone Awry: Depression -- ELEVEN Creativity and Aging: What We Can Make With What We Have Left -- Afterword -- Author Index -- Subject Index

Très complet, enrichi de nombreux questionnaires et tests, cet ouvrage est un manuel d''apprentissage du bonheur. Il présente au lecteur de façon pratique les conclusions de la psychologie positive et lui montre comment les appliquer dans sa vie. La psychologie positive est en effet l''approche qui a révolutionné la psychologie en renversant son objet d''étude : elle s''est intéressée à comprendre non pas pourquoi une personne va mal mais ce qui fait qu''une personne aille bien ou comment naît le bonheur. Ce livre constitue ainsi à la fois un manuel de psychologie positive, clair et étayé, et un guide pratique et pragmatique pour comprendre à quoi tient le bonheur, "la vie bonne". Et se l''approprier !

Explains the four pillars of well-being--meaning and purpose, positive emotions, relationships, and accomplishment--placing emphasis on meaning and purpose as the most important for achieving a life of fulfillment.

La lucidité n''est pas l''apanage du pessimisme. Dans ce livre réjouissant, Martin Seligman révèle que l''optimiste est plus heureux non pas parce qu''il ne voit pas la réalité telle qu''elle est mais parce qu''il porte un regard différent sur elle : un regard de confiance en sa capacité d''agir. Voilà sa force : là où le pessimiste se sent impuissant, l''optimiste sait identifier des portes de sortie. Cette vision positive du monde a généralement été développée en nous dès l''enfance. Ses effets bénéfiques sont légion : plus grande résistance à l''adversité, meilleure santé, meilleure réussite, vie plus agréable. La bonne nouvelle est qu''il n''est jamais trop tard pour en prendre conscience. A tout âge, nous pouvons réapprendre à faire confiance en la vie et en faire profiter nos enfants. C''est le chemin que l''auteur, un des grands psychologues de notre temps, a lui-même suivi. Dans cet ouvrage chaleureux, il montre comment, vous pouvez, à votre tour, transformer votre vie par un optimisme salutaire. Alors, soyez réaliste : apprenez à faire confiance à la vie.

"Character" has become a front-and-center topic in contemporary discourse, but this term does not have a fixed meaning. Character may be simply defined by what someone does not do, but a more active and thorough definition is necessary, one that addresses certain vital questions. Is character a singular characteristic of an individual, or is it composed of different aspects? Does character--however we define it--exist in degrees, or is it simply something one happens to have? How can character be developed? Can it be learned? Relatedly, can it be taught, and who might be the most effective teacher? What roles are played by family, schools, the media, religion, and the larger culture? This groundbreaking handbook of character strengths and virtues is the first progress report from a prestigious group of researchers who have undertaken the systematic classification and measurement of widely valued positive traits. They approach good character in terms of separate strengths-authenticity, persistence, kindness, gratitude, hope, humor, and so on-each of which exists in degrees. Character Strengths and Virtues classifies twenty-four specific strengths under six broad virtues that consistently emerge across history and culture: wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence. Each strength is thoroughly examined in its own chapter, with special attention to its meaning, explanation, measurement, causes, correlates, consequences, and development across the life span, as well as to strategies for its deliberate cultivation. This book demands the attention of anyone interested in psychology and what it can teach about the good life.

Shows how to develop natural buffers against misfortune by using positive strengths and traits you already possess such as originality, humour and optimism.

In the new Fourth Edition, Martin E. P. Seligman and new coauthor Elaine F. Walker once again establish Abnormal Psychology as a visionary text with a new integrative approach that explores the interactions between the psychological and biological influences on human behavior. In addition to nearly 1,800 new references, the Fourth Edition highlights important new trends in the field, from the explosion in biological and neuroscience research, to new life-span developmental theories, to the challenges confronted by scientists and clinicians working in the field, to the impact of psychological disorders on patients, their families, and society.

When experience with uncontrollable events gives rise to the expectation that events in the future will also elude control, disruptions in motivation, emotion, and learning may ensue. "Learned helplessness" refers to the problems that arise in the wake of uncontrollability. First described in the 1960s among laboratory animals, learned helplessness has since been applied to a variety of human problems entailing inappropriate passivity and demoralization. While learned helplessness is best known as an explanation of depression, studies with both people and animals have mapped out the cognitive and biological aspects. The present volume, written by some of the most widely recognized leaders in the field, summarizes and integrates the theory, research, and application of learned helplessness. Each line of work is evaluated critically in terms of what is and is not known, and future directions are sketched. More generally, psychiatrists and psychologists in various specialties will be interested in the book''s argument that a theory emphasizing personal control is of particular interest in the here and now, as individuality and control are such salient cultural topics.