SELIGMAN
Martin Seligman is generally regarded as the father of positive psychology and here are just three of his books. The first two are not included in the Bibliography.
LEARNED OPTIMISM – Martin E. P. Seligman Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Published in 1991 -1992 by Random House in Australia – Optimism is essential for a good and successful life – you too can acquire it.
AUTHENTIC HAPPINESS – Martin E. P. Seligman Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Published in 2002 by Random House – Using New Positive Psychology to Realize your potential for lasting fulfillment.
FLOURISH – A visionary new understanding of happiness and well-being.
See “About the Author” in the back page – “In 1996 Dr. Seligman was elected president of the American Psychological Association by the largest vote in modern history.”
SIGNATURE STRENGTHS
Seligman in Authentic Happiness suggests ways of evaluating your signature strengths. He goes on to suggest his formulation of the good life. You need to be “Using your signature strengths every day in the main realms of your life to bring abundant gratification and authentic happiness.” (Page 161). Using the Signature Strengths questionnaire (pages 141-159), you can find your strengths and weaknesses. The complete questionnaire can be found at www.authentichappiness.org
WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE
COURAGE
HUMANITY
1. Curiosity
2. Love of Learning
3. Judgment
4. Ingenuity
5. Social Intelligence
6. Perspective
7. Valor
8. Perseverance
9. Integrity
10. Kindness
11. Loving