Positive Psychology: Martin Seligman - Positive Psychology Keynote Address

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Martin Seligman - Positive Psychology Keynote Address

Published on Dec 9, 2012

Martin Seligman presents the keynote address to the "Science of Wellbeing; More than the absence of illness" conference in Adelaide on Feb 8, 2012

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Link: http://youtu.be/g94DfX4KDWc

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

Martin Seligman - Positive Psychology Keynote Address

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