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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
psychologist
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:William_James_Fellow_Award
Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1942-08-12
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Albuquerque,_New_Mexico,_USA
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Jesse_Seligman
gptkb:Catherine_Seligman Ruth_Seligman |
| gptkbp:contribution |
founder of positive psychology movement
advocated for the importance of mental health in schools promoted the importance of self-care in mental health. wrote about the importance of hope in achieving goals advocated for mental health interventions advocated for positive education advocated for the use of mindfulness in therapy conducted research on depression conducted workshops on positive psychology developed interventions for depression developed the concept of flourishing developed the concept of learned optimism developed the concept of positive psychotherapy developed the concept of resilience training developed the concept of the good life encouraged research on the science of happiness encouraged the study of positive emotions influenced the field of coaching psychology promoted research on positive interventions promoted the idea of a flourishing society promoted the importance of character strengths promoted the study of happiness published books on personal development published extensively on psychology wrote about the importance of meaning in life wrote about the role of gratitude in well-being advocated for the importance of social connections in well-being trained practitioners in positive psychology techniques advocated for the application of psychology in public policy encouraged the integration of science and practice in psychology promoted the use of strengths-based approaches in therapy developed_PERMA_model served_as_president_of_the_American_Psychological_Association |
| gptkbp:field |
psychology
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Martin E.P. Seligman
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Daniel_Kahneman
gptkb:Martin_Seligman |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:B.F._Skinner
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
positive psychology
learned helplessness |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Authentic Happiness
Flourish |
| gptkbp:occupation |
professor
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| gptkbp:researchFocus |
well-being
resilience optimism human strengths |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Maggie_Seligman
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| gptkbp:website |
www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu
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