ISBN: 0671019112 9780671019112

Category: Self-Help / General

Page count: 319

You can significantly improve your life -- starting<b>today</b>-- with the power of <p><b>Learned Optimism</b></p> <p>In this groundbreaking national bestseller, Martin E.P. Seligman shows you how to chart a new approach to living with "flexible optimism." Drawing from more than twenty years of clinical research, Dr. Seligman outlines easy-to-follow techniques that have helped thousands of people rise above pessimism and the depression that accompanies negative thoughts and build a life of rewards and lasting happiness.<i>Learned Optimism</i>shows you how to:</p> <ul> <li>recognize your "explanatory style" -- what to say to yourself when you experience set-backs -- and how it influences your life</li> <li>boost your mood and your immune system -- with healthful thoughts</li> <li>help your children to practice the thought patterns that encourage optimism</li> <li>break the "I-give-up" habit with Dr. Seligman's ABC techniques</li> <li>change your interior dialogue and experience the astonishing positive results</li> </ul>