What You Can Change and What You Can't

We can change ourselves for the better. We can employ safe, effective self-help techniques. We can profit from various therapies. We can unlearn certain damaging behaviors. We can be helped by new medications. We can extend our lives. There is much that we can do for ourselves in areas ranging from diet to anxiety to addiction--as long as we don't tragically waste our energies, our courage, and our incomes on attempting what is impossible. To help us recognize what we can change and what we can't, and to guide us along the way to genuine self-improvement, the distinguished psychologist Martin Seligman speaks to us--clearly, simply, realistically, and on the basis of the latest and most trustworthy scientific information. (From the inside of dust jacket.)