Positive Psychology: Dr Martin Seligman's Adelaide lecture, Feb 19, 2013

Monday, September 29, 2014

Dr Martin Seligman's Adelaide lecture, Feb 19, 2013

Published on Feb 21, 2013

Dr Martin Seligman discusses the recommendations of his 2013 Adelaide Thinkers residency.

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Positive Psychology given credence by Academia:

Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.

Commentators on the subject Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, note that:

"The field of positive psychology at the subjective level is about valued subjective experiences: well-being, contentment, and satisfaction (in the past); hope and optimism (for the future); and flow and happiness (in the present).

At the individual level, it is about positive individual traits: the capacity for love and vocation, courage, interpersonal skill, aesthetic sensibility, perseverance, forgiveness, originality, future mindedness, spirituality, high talent, and wisdom.

At the group level, it is about the civic virtues and the institutions that move individuals toward better citizenship: responsibility, nurturance, altruism, civility, moderation,tolerance, and work ethic."

Monday, September 29, 2014

Dr Martin Seligman's Adelaide lecture, Feb 19, 2013

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