Authentic happiness : using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment / Martin E.P. Seligman.

By:

Seligman, Martin E. P

Material type:

TextPublication details: New York, etc. : Atria Paperback, 2013.Description: xii, 321 p. ; 21 cmContent type:

text

ISBN:

9780743222983

Subject(s):

Positive psychology

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Contents:

Pt. 1. Positive emotion -- Ch. 1. Positive feeling and positive character -- Ch. 2. How psychology lost its way and I found mine -- Ch. 3. Why bother to be happy? -- Ch. 4. Can you make yourself lastingly happier? -- Ch. 5. Satisfaction about the future -- Ch. 6. Optimism about the future -- Ch. 7. Happiness in the present -- Pt. 2. Strength and virtue -- Ch. 8. Renewing strength and virtue -- Ch. 9. Your signature strengths -- Pt. 3. In the mansions of life -- Ch. 10. Work and personal satisfaction -- Ch. 11. Love -- Ch. 12. Raising children -- Ch. 13. Reprise and summary -- Ch. 14. Meaning and purpose -- Appendix: Terminology and theory.

Summary: According to esteemed psychologist and bestselling author Martin Seligman, happiness is not the result of good genes or luck. Real, lasting happiness comes from focusing on one’s personal strengths rather than weaknesses – and working with them to improve all aspects of one’s life. Using practical exercises, brief tests, and a dynamic website program, Seligman shows readers how to identify their highest virtues and use them in ways they haven’t yet considered. Accessible and proven, Authentic Happiness is the most powerful work of popular psychology in years.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Positive emotion --
Ch. 1. Positive feeling and positive character --
Ch. 2. How psychology lost its way and I found mine --
Ch. 3. Why bother to be happy? --
Ch. 4. Can you make yourself lastingly happier? --
Ch. 5. Satisfaction about the future --
Ch. 6. Optimism about the future --
Ch. 7. Happiness in the present --
Pt. 2. Strength and virtue --
Ch. 8. Renewing strength and virtue --
Ch. 9. Your signature strengths --
Pt. 3. In the mansions of life --
Ch. 10. Work and personal satisfaction --
Ch. 11. Love --
Ch. 12. Raising children --
Ch. 13. Reprise and summary --
Ch. 14. Meaning and purpose --
Appendix: Terminology and theory.

According to esteemed psychologist and bestselling author Martin Seligman, happiness is not the result of good genes or luck. Real, lasting happiness comes from focusing on one’s personal strengths rather than weaknesses – and working with them to improve all aspects of one’s life. Using practical exercises, brief tests, and a dynamic website program, Seligman shows readers how to identify their highest virtues and use them in ways they haven’t yet considered. Accessible and proven, Authentic Happiness is the most powerful work of popular psychology in years.

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