Martin Seligman Quotes


Rather than giving people an inflated view of themselves, we need to give them concrete reasons to feel good about themselves.


Citations

Seligman, Martin E. P. The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience. Houghton Mifflin, 1995.

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Martin Seligman
Martin Seligman
  • Born: August 12, 1942
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Psychologist

Martin Elias Peter Seligman is an American psychologist, educator, and author of self-help books. Seligman is a strong promoter within the scientific community of his theories of positive psychology and of well-being. His theory of learned helplessness is popular among scientific and clinical psychologists. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Seligman as the 31st most cited psychologist of the 20th century.