Martin E.P. Seligman

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August 12, 1942 in Albany, The United States

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Seligman is the Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology in the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Psychology. He was previously the Director of the Clinical Training Program in the department. Seligman was elected President of the American Psychological Association by the widest margin in its history and served in that capacity during the 1998 term.[4] He is the founding editor-in-chief of Prevention and Treatment Magazine (the APA electronic journal), and is on the board of advisers of Parents.

Seligman has written about positive psychology topics such as The Optimistic Child, Child's Play, Learned Optimism, Authentic Happiness," and in 2011, "Flourish."

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Books by Martin E.P. Seligman

Average rating: 3.86 · 3,690 ratings · 461 reviews · 16 distinct works

	Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life 3.92 avg rating — 1,697 ratings — published 1991 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment 3.86 avg rating — 1,250 ratings — published 2002 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being 3.57 avg rating — 257 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Optimistic Child: Proven Program to Safeguard Children from Depression & Build Lifelong Resistance by Martin E.P. Seligman, Karen Reivich, Lisa Jaycox 3.81 avg rating — 222 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	What You Can Change . . . and What You Can't*: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement 3.67 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1993 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Abnormal Psychology by Martin E.P. Seligman, Elaine F. Walker, David L. Rosenham 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Helplessness: On Depression, Development, and Death 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Explanatory Style by Buchanan, Gregory McClell Buchanan (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Biological Boundaries of Learning 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1972 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Abnormality by Martin E.P. Seligman, David L. Rosenhan 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	My rating: