Martin Seligman
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As of early 2004, Martin E.P. Seligman is a Fox Leadership Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania Department of Psychology. At the Department, he was previously the Director of the Clinical Training Program. Seligman has served as President of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division of Clinical Psychology. In 1996, Seligman was elected President of the entire APA. Furthermore, Seligman is a scientific director of Foresight, Inc.
Seligman is probably best known for his work on the idea of "learned helplessness."
Seligman is a best selling author writing about the field of Positive Psychology. He also wrote Learned Optimism, What You Can Change and What You Can't, The Optimistic Child, and Authentic Happiness.
External links
- "Eudaemonia, the Good Life: A Talk with Martin Seligman" (http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/seligman04/seligman_index.html), an article wherein Seligman speaks extensively on the topic of eudaemonia, about which some consider him an expert
References
- Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman's Bio (http://www.psych.upenn.edu/seligman/bio.htm)