If you were wondering who is Martin Seligman, you will find the answer here.
Martin Seligman is called the “father of positive psychology” is known as one of the leading researchers in the whole field of psychology.
Born August 12, 1942, in New York, educator, researcher, and author of several books, Martin Seligman helped make positive psychology accessible to everyone interested.
He served as the director of the clinical training program of the University of Pennsylvania for 14 years, where his work revolved around the topics of learned helplessness, positive psychology, depression, resilience, optimism, and pessimism.
“The defining characteristic of pessimists is that they tend to believe that bad events will last a long time, will undermine everything they do, and are their own fault. The optimists, who are confronted with the same hard knocks of this world, think about misfortune in the opposite way. They tend to believe that defeat is just a temporary setback or a challenge, that its causes are just confined to this one case.”
Martin Seligman, 1991
Two of Seligman’s most well-known positions are as the Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology and the director and founder of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Der “Wissenschaftler” hat Hunde gequält zu Forschungszeecken. Ganz toll und positiv. Der gehört in den Knast und nicht gefeiert!!!!!
Hi! I am so excited to have been guided to study positive psychology! I learning and using the work of Dr. Seligman as a student PMHNP. I am a former Penn GUnursing2000. I really relate to his theories and am looking to learn more. I would love to visit the Positivity center one day, I am sure Penn has changed these past 21 yrs. Thank you Dr. Seligman for this amazing work.
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