Notably, that overweightness people have a lack of willpower. Our culture is obsessed with thinness, and economically it is profitable to market weight loss attempts to the insecure masses. Dr. Seligman speaks of Yo-Yo dieting, diet pills, and the damages caused by being overweight or dieting. Control begins with exercise, arranging your dietary intake, and eating only when you are hungry. Alcoholism, according to Dr. Seligman, is a disease.
Alcoholics are powerless over their disease, and most commonly have addictive personalities.
It is a progressive disease and with one drink relapse is inevitable. Even though Alcoholics Anonymous has had amazing results, the main therapy should consist of long-range medical follow up treatment. AA repels the secular, the non-conformist, and the person that wants a sense of privacy. Some therapists claim childhood event influence adult personalities, for example, if a parent dies before a child turns eleven, then there is a possibility that the child, as an adult, will have depressive traits. Dr. Seligman disagrees.