Martin Seligm The Learned Forgedness Theory Of Depression
August 12, 1942, in Albany, New York, Martin Seligman, was born. Seligman attended Albany Academy and later became a psychologist, an educator, and an author of nearly 20 self-help guidance books and more than 250 articles. Continuing his education, Seligman graduated Summa Cum Laude, receiving a bachelor's degree in Philosophy at Princeton University in 1964. Martin Seligman was offered scholarships to study at Oxford University, and the University of Pennsylvania but declined to attend the University of Pennsylvania and study Psychology. Three years later, Seligman received his Ph. D in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and before long became an assistant professor at Cornell University.
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“Learned helplessness is a term specifying an organism learning to accept and endure unpleasant stimuli, and unwilling to avoid them, even when it is avoidable” (Seligman). Seligman’s best work was researching the learned helplessness theory of depression. In addition to formulating the five elements to "well-being"; positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning and achievements which can be summarized as PERMA. "Each element of well-being must itself have three properties to count as an element: It contributes to well-being. Many people pursue it for its own sake, not merely to get any of the other elements. It is defined and measured independently of the other elements" (Seligman). Positive emotion could only be determined independently as well as engagement which is personal and individually measured. Relationships involve existence of companionship between family, friends, social connection, or …show more content…
While the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders focuses on what can go wrong, Character Strengths and Virtues, created by Seligman and Christopher Peterson, is designed to look at what can go right. In their analysis of multiple cultures to attempt to clarify a list of virtues that can be controllable. These valued character strengths were retrieved from ancient India, Greece, China, and Western cultures. These attributes include wisdom, knowledge, justice, humanity, temperance, courage and perfection. Seligman and Peterson do not believe there is a hierarchy for these virtues; no one is more crucial than or a forerunner to
Later returning back to the University …show more content…
“Learned helplessness is a term specifying an organism learning to accept and endure unpleasant stimuli, and unwilling to avoid them, even when it is avoidable” (Seligman). Seligman’s best work was researching the learned helplessness theory of depression. In addition to formulating the five elements to "well-being"; positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning and achievements which can be summarized as PERMA. "Each element of well-being must itself have three properties to count as an element: It contributes to well-being. Many people pursue it for its own sake, not merely to get any of the other elements. It is defined and measured independently of the other elements" (Seligman). Positive emotion could only be determined independently as well as engagement which is personal and individually measured. Relationships involve existence of companionship between family, friends, social connection, or …show more content…
While the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders focuses on what can go wrong, Character Strengths and Virtues, created by Seligman and Christopher Peterson, is designed to look at what can go right. In their analysis of multiple cultures to attempt to clarify a list of virtues that can be controllable. These valued character strengths were retrieved from ancient India, Greece, China, and Western cultures. These attributes include wisdom, knowledge, justice, humanity, temperance, courage and perfection. Seligman and Peterson do not believe there is a hierarchy for these virtues; no one is more crucial than or a forerunner to