New Releases by Martin E. P. Seligman

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.

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An optimistic and visionary guide on the search for happiness and well-being. In this book, the fruit of his groundbreaking work in the field of positive psychology, Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman presents his vision of individual and collective well-being. The result is a volume of ideas on happiness based on a scientific approach and on the success stories of clinical programs. It also serves as a practical manual enrich our existence and get the most out of life.

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

For over a century the focus of psychotherapy has been on what ails us, with the therapeutic process resting upon the assumption that unearthing past traumas, correcting faulty thinking, and restoring dysfunctional relationships is curative. But something important has been overlooked: the positives. Shouldn''t making us happier, better people be explicit goals of therapy? Positive Psychotherapy: Workbook guides readers through a session-by-session therapeutic approach based on the principles of positive psychology, an exciting new area of study examining the factors that enable us to flourish. This workbook, designed to be used in conjunction with the accompanying clinician''s manual, first explains what exactly positive psychotherapy is, exploring the important concepts of character strengths. What follows are 15 positive psychotherapy sessions, each complete with lessons, guidelines, skills, and worksheets for practicing positive psychology skills learned in session. Those interested in improving well-being through psychotherapy will find in Positive Psychotherapy a refreshing complement to other approaches, endowing readers with a sense of purpose and meaning that many have found lacking in more traditional therapies.

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 !

A nova ciência das emoções positivas, da compreensão da felicidade e do bem-estar. Autor do best-seller Felicidade Autêntica e líder por 15 anos de um movimento de propagação da psicologia positiva nos Estados Unidos, o psicólogo Martin E. P. Seligman apresenta agora uma nova e revolucionária tese sobre o tema, partindo do princípio de que a psicologia deve ir além do alívio do sofrimento humano e buscar também elevar a qualidade de vida individual e coletiva. Além do papel de tratar psicopatias e estados psicológicos negativos, a psicologia também teria importante contribuição a dar para o desenvolvimento pessoal dos indivíduos, comunidades e nações inteiras. A felicidade, alerta Seligman, faz parte do bem-estar, mas só ela não dá sentido à vida. Ao contrário do que prega o senso comum, a felicidade não é tudo que devemos buscar na existência. Ela é apenas um dos cinco pilares que sustentam o nosso bem-estar. Os outros quatro são Engajamento, Relacionamentos, Sentido e Realização. A partir desses conceitos, o autor instiga os leitores a avaliar que elementos presentes em suas vidas podem fazer com que cultivem seus talentos e construam relacionamentos profundos, ou sintam prazer em contribuir para o mundo. O resultado desse tipo de avaliação é o que faz uma pessoa "florescer". "Admirável e estimulante." - The Sunday Times

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. À tout âge, nous pouvons réapprendre à avoir confiance en la vie et à 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.

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.

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.

This groundbreaking handbook of human strengths and virtues is the first progress report from a prestigious group of researchers in the Values in Action Classification Project, which has undertaken a systematic classification and measurement of universal strengths and virtues. This landmark work makes possible for the first time a science of human strengths that goes beyond armchair philosophy and political science. The handbook begins with the background of the VIA classification scheme and defines terms before describing in thorough detail the current state of knowledge with respect to each of the 24 character strengths in the classification. Addressing issues of assessment and measurement, practical applications, and directions for future research, this work will demand the attention of any psychologist who is interested in positive psychology and its relevance to clinical, personality, and social psychology.

In this national bestseller -- Martin Seligman''s most stimulating, persuasive book to date -- the acclaimed author of Learned Optimismintroduces yet another revolutionary idea. Drawing on groundbreaking scientific research, Seligman shows how Positive Psychology is shifting the profession''s paradigm away from its narrow-minded focus on pathology, victimology, and mental illness to positive emotion and mental health. Happiness, studies show, is not the result of good genes or luck. It can be cultivated by identifying and nurturing traits that we already possess -- including kindness, originality, humor, optimism, and generosity. Seligman provides the tools you need in order to ascertain your most positive traits or strengths. Then he explains how, by frequently calling upon these "signature strengths" in all the crucial realms of life -- health, relationships, career -- you will not only develop natural buffers against misfortune and negative emotion, but also achieve new and sustainable levels of authentic contentment, gratification, and meaning.

La nueva Psicologia Positiva revoluciona el concepto de felicidad y senala el camino para conseguirla.El doctor Martin Seligman, el investigador de la psique humana que hace una decada creo el concepto de "optimismo aprendido," presenta ahora una nueva y revolucionaria corriente cientifica, la Psicologia Positiva.En lugar de centrarse, como la psicologia tradicional, en el estudio y tratamiento de la enfermedad mental, la Psicologia Positiva dirige su atencion a las fortalezas humanas, a aquellos aspectos que nos permiten aprender, disfrutar, ser alegres, generosos, serenos, solidarios y optimistas.Basandose en innovadoras investigaciones, Seligman sostiene que la autentica felicidad no solo es posible, sino que -lejos de depender de la suerte y de los genes- puede cultivarse identificando y utilizando muchas de las fortalezas y rasgos que ya se poseen. Aplicando estas "fortalezas personales" en los ambitos cruciales de la vida, los lectores no solo desarrollaran protecciones naturales contra el infortunio, la depresion y las emociones negativas, sino que situaran sus vidas en un plano nuevo y mas positivo. El libro proporciona una serie de tests que permiten al lector reconocer sus rasgos y fortalezas caracteristicos.La leccion mas trascendente de La autentica felicidad estriba en que al identificar lo mejor de nosotros mismo y desarrollar esos aspectos, podemos mejorar sensiblemente nuestra vida y la de cuantos nos rodean.

過去心理學只注重病態心理或行為,把正常視為理所當然,把社會資源和注意力放在變態病態上.本書作者第一個打破傳統,站出來大聲疾呼心理學應該重視快樂,健康的情緖,他提倡的正向心理學致力於發掘快樂的真相,畢竟預防勝於治療.

Optimism and hope are not random feelings; they can be conscious choices. Martin E.P. Seligman, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, is one of the world''s leading authorities on learned helplessness and its relation to optimism and hope. In recognition of his contribution to the field, the John Templeton Foundation hosted a symposium to honor his work and to document its tremendous influence on the world of psychological research. This volume brings together eminent psychologists and professionals whose work has been greatly influenced by Seligman''s innovative approach. The contributors focus on several concepts related to optimism and hope including expectancies, explantatory style, goal setting, future mindedness, control, and choice. They address the areas of optimism and well-being in individuals, neurobiology of optimism, psychological resilience, physical health, promoting optimism and hope, and optimism in families, faith, and cutlures. - Back cover.