Sept. 4 -- In his new book, Authentic Happiness, psychologist Martin Seligman says that the field of psychology has placed too much emphasis on relieving people's miseries, as opposed to building ...

Sept. 4 -- If you want to be happy, forget about winning the lottery, getting a nose job, or securing a raise. In his new book, Authentic Happiness, psychologist Martin Seligman argues that ...

Martin Elias Peter Seligman (born 1942) is an American psychologist, educator, and author of self-help books. Seligman is a strong promoter within the scientific community of his theories of ...

This is a lot coming from Seligman, who led the "positive psychology" movement with his 2002 bestseller, Authentic Happiness. He now says the book was off-target.

Martin Seligman, the father of Positive psychology, has taken a step back to look over the years of research in the field that he created and presided over.In his most recent book, Flourish, he ...

Martin Seligman's positive psychology has brought many benefits, but his conception of the field as a whole is lacking in theoretical and philosophical depth. Psychology Today.

As president of the American Psychological Association in 1998, Martin Seligman challenged the psychological community to radically change its approach. For too long, he charged, psychology had been ...

Seligman’s take on happiness and well-being really resonates with us here at Greater Good—it explains why our tagline is “The Science of a Meaningful Life” rather than, say, “The Science of Happiness.