What You Can Change and What You Can’t
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"What You Can Change and What You Can’t" is a psychology book by Martin Seligman that explains which emotional and behavioral problems are realistically treatable and which are largely resistant to change, based on scientific research.
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| What You Can Change and What You Can’t canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4190573 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What You Can Change and What You Can’t Context triple: [Martin Seligman, notableWork, What You Can Change and What You Can’t]
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How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living is a classic self-help book that offers practical techniques for reducing anxiety and cultivating a more positive, fulfilling life.
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Life Is What You Make It: Finding Your Own Path to Fulfillment
Life Is What You Make It: Finding Your Own Path to Fulfillment is a reflective self-help and memoir-style book by Peter Buffett that explores personal values, purpose, and redefining success beyond wealth and privilege.
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C.
The Most Good You Can Do
The Most Good You Can Do is a book by philosopher Peter Singer that presents and defends the principles of effective altruism, urging readers to use their resources to help others as much as possible.
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D.
A Compass to Fulfillment
A Compass to Fulfillment is a philosophical and business ethics book by Japanese entrepreneur Kazuo Inamori that offers guidance on living a meaningful, principled, and successful life.
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E.
Fully Alive: Discovering What Matters Most
Fully Alive: Discovering What Matters Most is a memoir by Timothy Shriver that reflects on his life, family, and work with the Special Olympics to explore the meaning of dignity, inclusion, and purpose.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What You Can Change and What You Can’t Target entity description: "What You Can Change and What You Can’t" is a psychology book by Martin Seligman that explains which emotional and behavioral problems are realistically treatable and which are largely resistant to change, based on scientific research.
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A.
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living is a classic self-help book that offers practical techniques for reducing anxiety and cultivating a more positive, fulfilling life.
-
B.
Life Is What You Make It: Finding Your Own Path to Fulfillment
Life Is What You Make It: Finding Your Own Path to Fulfillment is a reflective self-help and memoir-style book by Peter Buffett that explores personal values, purpose, and redefining success beyond wealth and privilege.
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C.
The Most Good You Can Do
The Most Good You Can Do is a book by philosopher Peter Singer that presents and defends the principles of effective altruism, urging readers to use their resources to help others as much as possible.
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D.
A Compass to Fulfillment
A Compass to Fulfillment is a philosophical and business ethics book by Japanese entrepreneur Kazuo Inamori that offers guidance on living a meaningful, principled, and successful life.
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E.
Fully Alive: Discovering What Matters Most
Fully Alive: Discovering What Matters Most is a memoir by Timothy Shriver that reflects on his life, family, and work with the Special Olympics to explore the meaning of dignity, inclusion, and purpose.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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psychology book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
guide treatment choices for emotional and behavioral problems
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help readers set realistic expectations for psychological change ⓘ |
| author |
Martin E. P. Seligman
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linked to:
Martin Seligman
Martin Seligman ⓘ |
| basedOn |
empirical psychological studies
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scientific research ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| explains |
how genetic factors influence changeability
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how learning and environment influence changeability ⓘ which problems are largely resistant to change ⓘ which problems are realistically treatable ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
limits of psychotherapy
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psychological traits that are resistant to change ⓘ role of biology in psychological traits ⓘ role of environment in psychological traits ⓘ which behavioral problems are changeable ⓘ which emotional problems are changeable ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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self-help ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
evidence-based
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scientific ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
addiction
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anxiety ⓘ depression ⓘ habit change ⓘ personality traits ⓘ phobias ⓘ psychological treatment outcomes ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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mental health professionals ⓘ people considering psychotherapy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
behavioral problems
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clinical psychology ⓘ emotional disorders ⓘ evidence-based treatment ⓘ nature versus nurture ⓘ personality change ⓘ psychological resilience ⓘ psychology ⓘ treatability of psychological problems ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinguishing changeable from less changeable psychological problems
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emphasis on scientific evidence over popular myths about change ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Martin Seligman’s research on optimism
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learned helplessness ⓘ positive psychology ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: What You Can Change and What You Can’t Description of subject: "What You Can Change and What You Can’t" is a psychology book by Martin Seligman that explains which emotional and behavioral problems are realistically treatable and which are largely resistant to change, based on scientific research.
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