New Releases by Martin E. P. Seligman

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.

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.

A Greater Good magazine and Behavioral Scientist pick of 2023! Thrive in your career with this radical, future-proofed approach to work in a world where automation, globalization, and downsizing are an urgent and threatening reality—from experts in workplace mental health, Gabriella Kellerman, CPO of BetterUp, and world-renowned psychologist Martin Seligman. In recent years, workplace toxicity, industry volatility, and technology-driven turnover have threatened the psychological well-being of employees. When we can’t flourish at work, both personal success and corporate productivity suffer. 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 essential plans and actionable advice for facing the uncertain future of work. With in-depth and clear-eyed evidence, it offers key skills on everything from resilience and innovation to social connection and foresight. Cultivate a workplace that fosters connection and meaning for yourself or your employees with this timely and crucial guide that is destined to inspire generations of workers.

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.

Our species is misnamed. Though sapiens defines human beings as "wise" what humans do especially well is to prospect the future. We are homo prospectus. In this book, Martin E. P. Seligman, Peter Railton, Roy F. Baumeister, and Chandra Sripada argue it is anticipating and evaluating future possibilities for the guidance of thought and action that is the cornerstone of human success. Much of the history of psychology has been dominated by a framework in which people''s behavior is driven by past history (memory) and present circumstances (perception and motivation). Homo Prospectus reassesses this idea, pushing focus to the future front and center and opening discussion of a new field of Psychology and Neuroscience. The authors delve into four modes in which prospection operates: the implicit mind, deliberate thought, mind-wandering, and collective (social) imagination. They then explore prospection''s role in some of life''s most enduring questions: Why do people think about the future? Do we have free will? What is the nature of intuition, and how might it function in ethics? How does emotion function in human psychology? Is there a common causal process in different psychopathologies? Does our creativity change with age? In this remarkable convergence of research in philosophy, statistics, decision theory, psychology, and neuroscience, Homo Prospectus shows how human prospection fundamentally reshapes our understanding of key cognitive processes, thereby improving individual and social functioning. It aims to galvanize interest in this new science from scholars in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy, as well as an educated public curious about what makes humanity what it is.

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.

This book provides an explanation of the key tenets of Positive Psychology and examines the practical application of this research to education. It balances academic findings from the thriving field of Positive Psychology, whilst exploring the adaptation of this science into an innovative radical new approach to teaching called Positive Education.

Si vous souffrez de dépression, d''angoisses, de stress, de surpoids, de phobies ou d''addictions, vous apprendrez ici les meilleures techniques et stratégies étudiées scientifiquement pour vaincre ou soulager vos difficultés. Martin Seligman est l''éminent chef de file d''un courant innovant de la psychologie : la psychologie positive, qui s''intéresse à ce qui rend les gens heureux. Selon le célèbre chercheur, pour amorcer un changement réel et positif dans nos vies, il est essentiel de mieux se connaître, d''accepter ses limites et de prendre la responsabilité de ce que nous pouvons changer. Un livre qui restaure la confiance en soi et notre aptitude au bonheur.

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.

"Dieses Buch wird Ihnen helfen aufzublühen." Mit diesem unerhörten Versprechen beginnt das Buch des international renommierten Psychologen Prof. Dr. Martin Seligman. Der Begründer der Positiven Psychologie, den man auch schon den Sigmund Freud des 21. Jahrhunderts genannt hat, entwickelt darin sein dynamisches Konzept davon, was ein gelingendes Leben wirklich bedeutet. Denn obwohl es sicherlich ein Teil unseres Wohlbefindens ausmacht, entsteht durch Glück allein noch kein Sinn in unserem Leben. Was versetzt uns in die Lage, unsere Talente zu entfalten, tiefe Beziehungen einzugehen, das Leben wirklich zu genießen und in der Welt einen Beitrag zu leisten? Kurz gesagt, was brauchen wir, um wirklich aufblühen zu können? Wahrhaftes Wohlbefinden basiert auf fünf Säulen: Positive Emotionen spüren, sich für etwas engagieren, Verbundensein mit anderen Menschen erfahren, Sinn in unserem Tun finden und merken, dass wir etwas bewegen können. In der englischen Version ergeben die Anfangsbuchstaben dieser fünf Säulen ein gutes Merkwort: PERMA. Basierend auf den mitreißend erzählten persönlichen Erfahrungen von Martin Seligman als Pionier der Positiven Psychologie ebenso wie auf wissenschaftlichen Studien zeigt Flourish, was die Fokussierung auf die Stärken statt auf die Schwächen von Menschen zu leisten vermag: in Erziehung, Wirtschaft, Therapie, Medizin oder im Coaching. Nicht nur das Leben einzelner Menschen, auch Firmen, Institutionen, Schulen, sogar ganze Nationen erfahren tiefgreifende Veränderungen. Konkrete Übungen ermöglichen es dem Leser, seine eigenen Stärken wahrzunehmen und die Positive Psychologie für ein gelingendes Leben für sich selbst zu erschließen.

From the bestselling author of Learned Optimism and Authentic Happiness comes “a relentlessly optimistic guidebook on finding and securing individual happiness” (Kirkus Reviews). With this unprecedented promise, internationally esteemed psychologist Martin Seligman begins Flourish, his first book in ten years—and the first to present his dynamic new concept of what well-being really is. Traditionally, the goal of psychology has been to relieve human suffering, but the goal of the Positive Psychology movement, which Dr. Seligman has led for fifteen years, is different—it’s about actually raising the bar for the human condition. Flourish builds on Dr. Seligman’s game-changing work on optimism, motivation, and character to show how to get the most out of life, unveiling an electrifying new theory of what makes a good life—for individuals, for communities, and for nations. In a fascinating evolution of thought and practice, Flourish refines what Positive Psychology is all about. While certainly a part of well-being, happiness alone doesn’t give life meaning. Seligman now asks, What is it that enables you to cultivate your talents, to build deep, lasting relationships with others, to feel pleasure, and to contribute meaningfully to the world? In a word, what is it that allows you to flourish? “Well-being” takes the stage front and center, and Happiness (or Positive Emotion) becomes one of the five pillars of Positive Psychology, along with Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment—or PERMA, the permanent building blocks for a life of profound fulfillment. Thought-provoking in its implications for education, economics, therapy, medicine, and public policy—the very fabric of society—Flourish tells inspiring stories of Positive Psychology in action, including how the entire U.S. Army is now trained in emotional resilience; how innovative schools can educate for fulfillment in life and not just for workplace success; and how corporations can improve performance at the same time as they raise employee well-being. With interactive exercises to help readers explore their own attitudes and aims, Flourish is a watershed in the understanding of happiness as well as a tool for getting the most out of life. On the cutting edge of a science that has changed millions of lives, Dr. Seligman now creates the ultimate extension and capstone of his bestselling classics, Authentic Happiness and Learned Optimism.