Dr. Martin Seligman, a pioneer in cognitive psychology and motivational research, tells you how to identify your own self-defeating thought patterns -- and how to harness the powers of your conscious mind to break those patterns. ARE YOU HOLDING YOURSELF BACK? Without knowing it, most of us impose limits on our achievement and our happiness by approaching life's problems and challenges with unnecessary pessimism. The Science of Personal Control Based on years of rigorous research, Learned Optimism examines the importance of explanatory style -- the way in which we explain our problems and setbacks to ourselves -- and offers a series of exercises that will help you target unhealthy habits of pessimistic thinking and bring them under your control. More powerful and pragmatic than a simple program of positive thinking, Dr. Seligman's principles of reasoned, flexible...
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2009-12-29
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Grundläggande bok i positiv psykologi, som tar upp fördelar med att förändra sitt tänkande till mer positiva tolkningar. Boken tar upp forskning om sportpsykologi, mentarl träning, organisationer positivism, fördelar med positivt tänkande på kroppens försvarsceller vid cancer osv. Martin Seligman är psykolog o professor i positiv psykologi. Han bygger sin bok på aktuell forskning. HELT fantastisk bok!
