197: From Learned Helplessness to Learned Hopefulness with Martin Seligman

Today it's great to have Dr. Martin Seligman on the podcast. Dr. Seligman is Director of the Penn Positive Psychology Center, the Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology in the Penn Department of Psychology, and Director of the Penn Master of Applied Positive Psychology Program. Commonly known as the founder of positive psychology, Dr. Seligman is a leading authority in the fields of positive psychology, resilience, learned helplessness, depression, optimism, and pessimism. He is also a recognized authority on interventions that prevent depression, and that build strengths and well-being. He has written more than 250 scholarly publications and 20 books, including Flourish, Authentic Happiness, Learned Optimism, Character Strengths and Virtues (which was co-authored with Chris Peterson), and his autobiography The Hope Circuit: A Psychologist's Journey from Helplessness to Optimism. For detailed show notes and more information, please visit thepsychologypodcast.com

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197: From Learned Helplessness to Learned Hopefulness with Martin Seligman is an episode from The Psychology Podcast by Scott Barry Kaufman.

This episode is 57:59 long.

This episode was published on Jun 4, 2020.

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