Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment Contributor(s): Seligman, Martin E P (Author)

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Biographical Note:
Martin Seligman, PhD, is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, director of the Positive Psychology Center, and former president of the American Psychological Association. He received his BA in philosophy from Princeton University, and his PhD in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and holds ten honorary doctorates. He was named the most influential psychologist in the world by Academic Influence. Along with writing for numerous scholarly publications and appearing in The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, and many others, he is also the author and coauthor of over thirty books, including Flourish, Authentic Happiness, and Tomorrowmind.

Marc Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Review Quotes:
Caroline Myss Author of Sacred Contracts Authentic Happiness is delightful and richly insightful. Martin Seligman has written a very practical book, guiding readers to make positive choices in life.

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Steven Pinker Author of The Language Instinct A highly insightful scientific and personal reflection on the nature of happiness, from one of the most creative and influential psychologists of our time.

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Elle A bold new plan for taking control of your life and finding lasting happiness.

Table of Contents:

Contents

PrefacePart I: Positive Emotion1. Positive Feeling and Positive Character2. How Psychology Lost Its Way and I Found Mine3. Why Bother to Be Happy?4. Can You Make Yourself Lastingly Happier?5. Satisfaction about the Past6. Optimism about the Future7. Happiness in the PresentPart II: Strength and Virtue8. Renewing Strength and Virtue9. Your Signature StrengthsPart III: In the Mansions of Life10. Work and Personal Satisfaction11. Love12. Raising Children13. Reprise and Summary14. Meaning and PurposeAppendix: Terminology and TheoryAcknowledgmentsEndnotesIndex

Publisher Marketing:
A national bestseller, Authentic Happiness launched the revolutionary new science of Positive Psychology–and sparked a coast-to-coast debate on the nature of real happiness.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.

Contributor Bio:Seligman, Martin E P
Martin Seligman, PhD, is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, director of the Positive Psychology Center, and former president of the American Psychological Association. He received his BA in philosophy from Princeton University, and his PhD in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and holds ten honorary doctorates. He was named the most influential psychologist in the world by Academic Influence. Along with writing for numerous scholarly publications and appearing in The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, and many others, he is also the author and coauthor of over thirty books, including Flourish, Authentic Happiness, and Tomorrowmind.