Fortalezas de carácter. Guía de intervención es un libro práctico sobre psicología positiva y fortalezas de carácter para los profesionales en el ámbito del coaching, la psicología, educación y negocios. Esta obra es un compendio infalible de la psicología positiva y construye un puente sustancial entre la ciencia y la práctica. Trabajar con las fortalezas de carácter de los pacientes (y propias) incrementa el bienestar, fomenta la resiliencia, mejora las relaciones y crea una cultura fuerte y alentadora en la práctica profesional, salones de clase e instituciones. Esta singular guía une la vasta experiencia del autor con la ciencia y la práctica de la psicología positiva, de tal manera que beneficiará tanto a los profesionales nuevos como a los ya experimentados. Los profesionales nuevos en el área aprenderán los conceptos fundamentales sobre fortalezas de carácter y particulares, cómo afinar su estrategia y diagnóstico. Los profesionales experimentados ampliarán su conocimiento en temas específicos como el uso excesivo y choque de fortalezas, temas difíciles, moralidad, integración de fortalezas con el disfrute y mindfulness. Consejos prácticos a lo largo del libro proporcionan sugerencias valiosas sobre cómo tomar un verdadero enfoque basado en fortalezas. Incluye hojas de resumen que destacan cada una de las fortalezas de carácter universales son un recurso indispensable para las sesiones de los clientes; resumen brevemente las características clave y la investigación sobre cada fortaleza. Además, tiene actividades paso a paso (como recurso descargable en línea) basadas en evidencia para ayudar a los pacientes a desarrollar la conciencia y el uso de las fortalezas de carácter, incrementar la resiliencia, establecer y alcanzar objetivos, desarrollar relaciones positivas y encontrar significado y compromiso en su vida diaria.

In this important, entertaining book, one of the world's most celebrated psychologists, Martin Seligman, asserts that happiness can be learned and cultivated, and that everyone has the power to inject real joy into their lives. In Authentic Happiness, he describes the 24 strengths and virtues unique to the human psyche. Each of us, it seems, has at least five of these attributes, and can build on them to identify and develop to our maximum potential. By incorporating these strengths - which include kindness, originality, humour, optimism, curiosity, enthusiasm and generosity -- into our everyday lives, he tells us, we can reach new levels of optimism, happiness and productivity. Authentic Happiness provides a variety of tests and unique assessment tools to enable readers to discover and deploy those strengths at work, in love and in raising children. By accessing the very best in ourselves, we can improve the world around us and achieve new and lasting levels of authentic contentment and joy.

"Character" has become a front-and-center topic in contemporary discourse, but this term does not have a fixed meaning. Character may be simply defined by what someone does not do, but a more active and thorough definition is necessary, one that addresses certain vital questions. Is character a singular characteristic of an individual, or is it composed of different aspects? Does character--however we define it--exist in degrees, or is it simply something one happens to have? How can character be developed? Can it be learned? Relatedly, can it be taught, and who might be the most effective teacher? What roles are played by family, schools, the media, religion, and the larger culture? This groundbreaking handbook of character strengths and virtues is the first progress report from a prestigious group of researchers who have undertaken the systematic classification and measurement of widely valued positive traits. They approach good character in terms of separate strengths-authenticity, persistence, kindness, gratitude, hope, humor, and so on-each of which exists in degrees. Character Strengths and Virtues classifies twenty-four specific strengths under six broad virtues that consistently emerge across history and culture: wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence. Each strength is thoroughly examined in its own chapter, with special attention to its meaning, explanation, measurement, causes, correlates, consequences, and development across the life span, as well as to strategies for its deliberate cultivation. This book demands the attention of anyone interested in psychology and what it can teach about the good life.

This book brings together the latest research on positive psychology from an international cast of researchers and particularly from the growing body of European researchers. The chapters describe research and practice from diverse fields of positive psychology, covering topics such as happiness and well-being, motivation and goals, personality, academic performance and coping, measurement and interventions. The book emphasizes a cultural approach to the human pursuit of well-being. It is unique in that it presents research from a range of cultures, such as Russia, Croatia, and Egypt, in addition to ten different Western cultures. This approach helps broaden our understanding of those aspects of human experience that make life worth living in diverse cultural conditions. The book includes well-known and new authors from the field and contains selected papers that were presented at the 4th European Conference of Positive Psychology held in 2008 in Croatia.

A sparklingly profound novel about the conflict between love and loyalty The quiet life of schoolmaster Bill Mor and his wife Nan is disturbed when a young woman, Rain Carter, arrives at the school to paint the portrait of the headmaster. Mor, hoping to enter politics, becomes aware of new desires. A complex battle develops, involving love, guilt, magic, art, and political ambition. Mor’s teenage children and their mother fight discreetly and ruthlessly against the invader. The Head, himself disenchanted, advises Mor to seize the girl and run. The final decision rests with Rain. Can a “great love” be purchased at too high a price?

A superb treatment of the basic human temperaments and how God can use them, now revised with new chapters and questions for group study.