The new era of positive psychology | Martin Seligman

www.ted.com Martin Seligman talks about psychology -- as a field of study and as it works one-on-one with each patient and each practitioner. As it moves beyond a focus on disease, what can modern psychology help us to become?

[@nattycampos]

I've always dreamed of being a psychologist, but I never enjoyed the idea of focusing so much on problems and studying so much only about diseases. Mr. Seligman has just made my dream possible: be a psychologist that helps people to be the best they can and design a great life for themselves. Now, I'm seriously thinking again to be a psychologist. I'm grateful!

[@wesnorthcutt639]

obviously lucky

[@RafaelFeyenoordfan]

+Natalia Campos Good for you bro! - Psychologist ;)

[@danielkeogh-lim8881]

Check out the role of occupational therapists in mental health!

[@barbarabadham1536]

Natalia, I am a retired psychologist who began my career in the era of Humanistic Psychology. And I couldn't agree with you more! So glad that Positive Psychology has furthered the vision of optimal human development previously voiced by Maslow and Rogers. And so excited to have the chance to study this emerging field in my new "leisure time." A career in psychology is an excellent choice and getting better all the time. I do hope you go for it !! Best of luck to you.

[@tomaszbaranski4348]

I wana be yours first patient. :D

[@freespirited3557]

11 years late. I hope this wonderful man has achieved to go milestones ahead.. May God bless him.

[@Ari_Madrid]

he abused dogs. i hope those dogs were able to find peace and forget about what they were put thru at the cost of martin's so needed experiments. my dog tripped over a metal grate once when we were walking and after that whenever we went on that walk, she would go completely around the grate, she never went on that grate again. that shows me that dogs like any animal, will try to help itself avoid pain and crashing, things like that. but the dogs in martin's experiments didn't have a chance to help themselves, they were subjected to this experiment by martin in which he shocked them to make them depressed. "In 1967, Martin Seligman, one of the founders of Positive Psychology and his research group carried out a fascinating, if somewhat morally dubious experiment in his quest to understand the origins of depression. In this experiment, three groups of dogs were confined in harnesses. The dogs in group 1 were simply placed in their harnesses then released after a period of time, but the dogs in groups 2 and 3 did not have it so easy. Instead they were subjected to electric shocks that could only be stopped by pulling a lever. The difference was that the the dogs in group 2 had access to the lever, whereas the dogs in group 3 did not. Instead, the dogs in group 3 would only receive relief from the shocks when their pair in group 2 pressed the lever, with the result that they experienced the shocks as random events."

[@vegdumbiryanimirchikasalaan]

@@Ari_Madrid agreed that dogs went through that pain, but we humanity got lot of insight from them. You are not concerned about all other animals we humans are exploiting and in fact killing for one meal or other purposes like wool but you can't take mental trauma to few dogs you don't even know just because dog is a socially acceptable cute life form? Get some chills!

[@thrivegirl7636]

Reading a person's energy is either a skill or a gift.

[@manami_sangaku]

Bro really blames the psychologist for non-lethal experiments on animals. Is Bro all right in the head?

[@ssriharikrishna]

for anyone who loved this talk I highly recommend "learned optimism" by this guy. on a side note I love his voice...sooo soothing!

[@manitdhir90]

thanks bro

[@antdx316]

I dare all the girls to push cool whip pies in their face and put the video on youtube!!

[@TheMagicCrafter]

Thanks! I'm looking into it right now! He is soooo great! ♥

[@this_mfr]

I came to the comments to find just this comment. Man...this guy should be a voice actor for audio books about unicorns and kittens.

[@jdmac44]

Except if you're a pessimist by nature, you'll want to skip the first 2/3's where he talks about how awful pessimism is, it'll drag you down. But the passage on changing to optimism is realistic and extremely helpful!

[@jayhope3785]

Positive Psychology is definitely our pathway to The Meaningful & Fulfilled Life. Maslow coined the phrase Positive Psychology many years before Martin Seligman. Maslow was absolutely light years ahead of his time. Seligman also based his PERMA model on Maslow's work. I am a Positive Psychology Practitioner and I can honestly say that this is the way forward in psychological wellbeing, especially with regard to post-pandemic mental health.

[@calasmoldt870]

Can I ask, what was your pathway to become a Positive Psychology Practitioner?

[@jayhope3785]

@calasmoldt870 a Master's degree in Positive Psychology & Wellbeing. You can also do a MAPPA course. Hope this helps. 🙏

[@BennyVee21]

If you listen closely right after that he did say, "watch out here, this is merely correlational data, not causal" meaning being extremely social is not the direct or root cause of their happiness, its just a factor that always shows up when people are extremely happy.

[@aftabman]

I think this is because when we r happy we want to meet more people, wewant wrld to know we r happy n sharing good times, but when we r sad we want to stay lonely. So having more social connection is a trait of happy people n not the other way

[@JustHindiFootball]

@@aftabman Thankyou

[@anushkagupta8919]

I really liked this video since in this he talks about the field of positive psychology which has already helped us to better understand happiness. As Martin Seligman explained, traditional psychological theory, therapy and medications were aimed exclusively at reducing negative symptoms, but the new 'science of happiness' is concerned with interventions to understand, build and sustain positive emotions such as pleasure, compassion and gratitude. Crucially, we need to understand that happiness is multi-faceted; Martin Seligman describes this as the happy life, the engaged life and the meaningful life. There's general agreement within positive psychology that we're at our most happy when in 'flow', deeply absorbed in an activity, using our sub-conscious and at one with the task. It is very interesting as it tells that we need to aim for the good & meaningful life. The pleasant life has lowest priority, but will be the icing on the cake.

[@JBraden]

I am so glad to see this man's work starting to get the attention it deserves- he is bringing a huge change for the better with him, as are those who are open to what he has to say.

[@mobocrat33]

I absolutely love positive psychology. I am a convert to it. I started my schooling focusing on abnormal psychology and became quickly burned out by all the suffering. Positive Psychology is so refreshing and rewarding. Seligman, you are my hero.

[@bagyam261]

😂

[@andrewaupositivepsychology]

Absolutely grateful to hear from the man himself about positive psychology and how psychology can be good enough moving forward.

[@PsicologiaconAntoni]

Great speach Dr Seligman. A huge hug from a Positive Psychology Spanish practitioner.

[@TimTamashiroIkigai]

Positive psychology is a wonderful way to embrace life with. Thanks to Mr. Seligman and others in the field for helping us understand it.

[@jameshayley7645]

I find it interesting when he defines the 'meaningful life' as living a life of action toward something greater than yourself, resulting in a sense of purpose that lives on beyond your own immortality. In addition to this whats more interesting is the reality of ones experience of 'the meaningful life'. When acting altruistically the mind is essentially creating an image generated by thought of a 'possible meaning' greater than oneself and in some respects allows the individual to reach out, to connect, and in doing so expand the parameters of one's own self image. It seems that this expansions of 'the self' is the main ingredient in creating a long lasting positive emotion. When this activity is coupled with 'flow' which can only be described as 'being in the moment' or the absense of 'time' and therefore 'measurement/thought', the individual has removed the possibilty of psychological conflict in that moment because they have moved away from a 'divisive mindset' (that increases the chances of conflicting ideas colliding) toward a 'non-divisive mindset' (which lowers the chances of conflicitng ideas colliding). This 'expansion of 'the self' in conjuction with a 'non divisive mindset' allows for high levels of statisfaction, and furthermore creates strong physical bonds/links in the mind that subsequently enables the likelyhood of an individual returning to such a state in his/hers future.

[@JustHindiFootball]

I will drive to your house and will read to you a 300 words testimony. Thankyou

[@tasiasiereveld4935]

I've considered the positive approach to psychology, but never thought about how counter it is to the typical manner of approaching the subject until I read his paper and started studying health care reformation. I'm excited about the idea of positive approach to psych being seen as more important in the coming years.

[@tonyd.martin1706]

PSYCH STUDENTS LIKE THIS COMMENTS!

[@dranelemakol]

I am not a psych student, and I liked this comment.

[@antdx316]

I dare all the girls to push cool whip pies in their face and put the video on youtube!!

[@TheMagicCrafter]

I took psychology class back in high school and I enjoyed it so much! (And obviously that love has stuck with me... I mean, I'm going out of my way to research it on my free-time!). This video was a joy to listen to! Currently, I am battling my way out of some nasty issues that are the result of a few mental disorders, and have decided that I will use my time spent in darkness to learn and to grow. I hope to dive deeper into Positive Psychology teachings and use them to help improve the lives of the people I come into contact with daily along with my own. I run a KZbin channel (the one I'm commenting with here) where I swim around in a very realistic looking mermaid tail, create "fairy tale" crafts, and whatnot. My hope is to use my presence as a "Professional Mermaid" to reel viewers in and to then cast them back out as better, more alive individuals. "Live Life Magically" is my little catch-phrase that I end my videos with. I really deeply do care about making a difference in this world, however I need to work on myself some more and expand my knowledge before I can do that properly, I do believe. *Does anyone here have any books that they would recommend starting with on the topic of Positive Psychology (or related materials?).* Again, I know the basics of old-school psychology from back in high school, although we never covered this area of the science. I've read some of Brendon Burchard's books (which is how I came across Positive Psychology!) and really love his attitude and teachings. The Authentic Happiness website does list a few books, but I'm having trouble figuring out which would be best to start with (or if there are others that are not on the list that are excellent reads.). Any help/suggestions would be welcomed. ♥ Thank you so much!

[@astaspijker5561]

Hi! I'd recommend reading the books of Rudolf Steiner. He's a humanist. I went to a school which teached about his ideas. He focusses on potential and even though he died a long time ago, things he said apply more to nowadays than back then.. Personally this helped me a lot. I want to give you some advice though, about you saying you need time alone to battle your demons. Partly it helps because it's good to take more time to evaluate because it helps you make decisions and to know what you actually want from life. But don't overdo it. Isolation is not a solution, it made me feel really anxious and alone and still leaves a mark. Whatever we do, we all need affirmation, it makes us human and helps us to keep going when we want to give up. You need others to help you keep afloat. Time doesn't slow down because you do. Anyway good luck. I wsish you the best. Let me know if you read it and what you think about him!

[@AtticusStount]

Grammarians DON'T.

[@annoelzinga791]

I accidentally helped/healed myself through remember the positive memories as best as I could in a daily meditations sessions. In the light of the positive, the negative could be worked out without force. Peace came, answers to questions, forgiveness, things worked out in dreams, understanding and personal changes. It was a fulfilling way of healing, easy, always joyful. And the changes in my feelings and behavior and dealing with people in a good way came fast. Yes, it took some time, but I did in one year, what psychologists didn’t think was possible in 35 painful years. Sadly I didn’t learn it from all my psychologists. They told me that I had to adapt my life to live my life as a patient. Take it for what it was back then. That’s my experience as a 50 yo cptss'er. A change in treating people psychological is really needed.

[@Misbahmulla]

Hey, what you have written here made me happy yet curious. Would you please elaborate more on what you did?

[@annoelzinga791]

@@Misbahmulla thanks for your response. There isn’t a really short way to answer and tell all the technique that instinctively developed. But I started meditation a half year prior to the healing. Just quitting the mind. And after a long time of practice I was able to stop thinking or such. That’s really a nice sensation on its own. Then there came senses of the past. I wanted to quit it at first, but decided to let my brain do its thing it feels like doing. So I had a session of two hours filled with good memories. It’s useful to say that until then I couldn’t remember any details of the past. Hardly anything do to the traumas. The memories in that session were very vivid. I could remember the smell of my grandfather’s cigar, my grandparents voices even though they past a long time ago. For two weeks I had memories coming up. Only the good ones. All the time. After two weeks it slowed down. I was very glad. It felt really good. Every meditation after that I focused on good memories. And they kept coming. So much details. Little details also. Then I was able to also see the other memories. The least traumatic came first. I noticed I could float through every room through walls and sealing and go up in the sky. That’s part of the deep state of meditation. You have to go deep to be able to do that. It goes really easy when your deep. I started looking at my face in the memories that presented themselves. I did it over the shoulders of my mom or dad in every bad memory. But also looking at my mom or dad over my own shoulders. There is great healing power in doing that. It makes you realize so many things. Observing the memories from a different perspective then I remember things was also a healing technique. But there is so much more to say. I don’t know the reason why you ask me to tell more. But iff you like, I can tell more or answer your questions.

[@Misbahmulla]

@@annoelzinga791 Oh wow, this left me speechless and in disbelief but I do believe you. I've been suffering from things since quite some time, thought maybe your response could help me. And yes, I'd love to hear more if there is more!

[@barrywilliamsmb]

I've known life threatening depression, great and repetitive loss, incredible gain and accomplishment and blissful happiness. My experience tells me that whatever we focus on grows in our reality so I would humbly submit that ANY study of happiness is a worthy undertaking. How can we know too much about positive emotions?

[@noblethoughts1898]

This is such a powerful introspection in to the science of happiness. .Thank you Martin Seligman for this .

[@DraconiaDream]

Wow. I've been wanting to become a clinical psychologist to help people heal. It never occurred to me to break down psychology in this manner. Definitely some good information to consider as I work on my degree and career choices.

[@Estiallina]

Right? Never thought about psychology in terms other than 'crisis intervention' or 'fixing the broken'. Definitely an eye-opener.

[@vivianatn9048]

I hope you have found your passion and helping tons of people!

[@antiirony]

I am so thrilled with this video. Thank you for uploading. Fantastic Seminar!

[@confusedembivert1452]

Coursera recommendation brought me here 😊

[@yass-pv9qs]

Same ! 😂 and am super greatful ! 💕

[@larissaaocm]

Same

[@2006017637]

Same. And this video has been a tool I'm able to use to prevent panic syndrome events. Just had some very powerful insights watching.

[@TheRockingTotodile]

Yup yup!

[@tonyakriba6836]

Sameee

[@malikabug]

I agree with Connor that the video brought up a new understand what it means to be happy. It also brought up personal feelings for me because, having suffered depression in the past I understand the difference between "being at 0" and actually being happy. I participated in the gratitude letter before watching this video and so I was able to reflect on how happy it made me and how grateful I was to share in that experience with the person that I had written to. I would like to watch again.

[@tammyra1537]

thank you for clarifying the zero point for me.

[@pradeepreddy1840]

This is such an interesting subject to talk about because of the fact that the PSYCHOLOGY is only meant for only negative emotions in this world. This is such an excellent illustration about how can a human being have POSITIVE HAPPINESS with respect to three aspects: pleasure, Engagement, Meaning. We all should try to make this a better place for our future generations to come and live with positive happiness.

[@nocultist7050]

I was capable of flow. I found out it's the reason im not successful while im still happy. I was addicted so I was not trying new things. I stayed for long time in the field that made me feel this rushes of excitement. When I let it go and choose new path in my life i finally can say that i know I'am alive. Image is changing. Things are shifting. All is flow not only moments.

[@Nalters]

finally understand the equation, felt everything coming very raw well spoken thank you ted

[@thrivegirl7636]

I studied psychology on a hunch early in life, then got distracted by life. Professor Seligman definitely RE stimulated my interest in the science of psychology.😉 How many people here are aware of the unattractive history leading up to "Learned Optimism"? After witnessing and experiencing trauma through a series of events, as well as a unassuming professional who gave me a nudge, a light bulb went off. I indeed knew something that I didn't know that I knew. Then after observing learned helplessness in abuse victims as well as experiencing and witnessing recovery I am more interested in the science of the human spirit. Super intrigued. What wonderful possibilities!

[@ronb0116]

I'm a psychology professor and agree with a new emphasis on the positive aspects of mental health, not the entire focus on mental illness. I appreciate this shift.

[@natalieclement42]

Loved this presentation! Looking forward to reading his books. Although as an introvert, I have to respectfully doubt the claim that most people who are extremely happy are also extremely social. Introverts are more than capable of having meaningful and fulfilling relationships. We may have less friends but we crave deeper connections, which is extremely fulfilling. In our case, it's quality, not quantity. For an interesting read about introverts, read The Introvert Advantage by Marti Olsen Laney. Much love from Canada xx

[@azizrepkash]

fewer friends*

[@bagyam261]

Your comment is an eye opener.

[@natalieclement42]

Well, thank you for that. I'm sure it doesn't apply to everyone, but it's certainly that way for me. We're all so different and so complicated in our own way, right?! ;-) @@bagyam261

[@haremare100]

Proof that people can change! You gotta really want to flow

[@F00dTube]

I can see that it really enriched your thoughtprocess.

[@pratcus]

I have been drawn into this wonderful talk after reading aàbout " learned helplessnes " a term he invented why people don't jump the wall while in misery even if they know that a good alternative is lying close to them. This speech was rich enough.He has an awesome voice of a hypnotist,wisdom and energy.I just watched him during the talk.He was alwaya moving or walking. around. More to learn from him.God bless you Sir.

[@Navyblue0785]

Amazing presentation!

[@DMenor_Calistenico]

Men, when he said that the most happy persons are those who are very social, that really did hit me, because I'm experiencing a lot of happiness since I begun being more social at my own home, thing that I was not very much back then. I'm slowly making true connections with my family. Kkk the person that I'm finding more hard to do this is my brother, Lukas, but I know that I'm gonna succeed with him the same way I did with my other brother, Maicon.

[@stephenarmiger8343]

I am reviewing my 2001 calendar. My therapist loaned me Martin’s book Learned Optimism. I assumed that I could find something on KZbin and I found this. Nice!

[@siemore]

Legit reading his book just boxed me out of depression and misery as much as nothing else did before.

[@oficial.rodrigofranca9287]

Sensacional, uma forma que devemos considerar atualmente, faz todo o sentido.

[@robertp.wainman4094]

If you want to be happy - be happy........if you want to be miserable - be miserable.......whatever brings contentment to you is the 'good life.' Contentment means so much!

[@DJSTOEK]

I enjoy his talks

[@ricardoode711]

Thanks for sharing your investigation. It`s great pleasure to have a better understanding of the varies concepts you`ve transmited. I`ll be discussing as much as possible and hopefully can meet people here in Chile that can discourse about this interesting research.

[@SHOTBYKYU]

Covey and Seligman are my favorite authors and psychologists

[@Rhetorical20]

I have also found that improving your dialogue especially your internal dialogue and you way of handling situations will lead to a lot of improvement in the way you feel about things. It seems like you just get smarter and wiser when you are reacting better to your environment.

[@jessiessica]

@GetMeThere1 My last thesis was on the effects of MDMA on encoding and retrieval of spatial learning memory in rats using a delayed non-matched-to-sample task in the Radial Arm Maze, so I think I know a thing or two about scientific research. I do agree that both the human mind and pathologies are incredibly complex, and diagnosis is by no means a simple or error-proof process. Psychological research is forever striving to improve diagnosis and treatment techniques.

[@leenaverma2463]

Usually people don’t perceive psychology as scientific and harbor doubts about the field’s usefulness in society. I would say that Mr. Martin’s new positive outlook of psychology focusing at making people happier is a ‘correct approach’ as this will remould the image of psychology. People will have more open eyes to see the vision of psychology’s existence and importance. Because this would give out a message of helping ‘ALL’ than just the miserable ones.

[@RandomAwesomeism]

On the contrary, I think people tend to be even more skeptical of ideas like Prof. Seligman's. Topics like positivity, self-help, and motivation have a stigma attached to them. I would never call it pseudo-science though

[@prashanthrashanth8828]

I agree with you sir that the video brought up a new understand what it means to be happy. It also brought up personal feelings for me because having suffered depression in the past I understand the difference between "being at 0" and actually being happy. I would like to watch again. The positive psychology treats human how to be happy or how to live with happiness. At some extent in our life, we had a period that we were happy. This new trend works to maintain and sustain the period for a human. There are many ways, the first they did they made people think happy. That why after sixty years of studying diseases, they shifted to happiness and strength of a human. This actually gives new and positive reviews to psychology and psychologists. This approach divided the happy life as, the pleasantness, the good life, and the meaningful life. One technique for a person to experience them is to be social. But honestly sad that you're trying to prove psychology wrong. Nobody said that psychologists blame the individual. As a matter of fact, social activity plays a big role in most peoples struggles, and psychologists know that. I'm not gonna argue whether it's a "science" or not, because nobody cares about that. If it's not a science, cool. If it is, cool. The important part is changing people's lives for the better or enhancing them.

[@sirbowlie]

^^ he also says that having lots of friends doesn't cause happiness. Its the other way round, if you are happy in yourself, and see the positive side of everything you do that makes you a fun and interesting person to be around, others are drawn to you.

[@kyleoremus1300]

Great video, thank you.

[@HijabulousTV]

very true. I just took that in my persuasive communication course at college :)

[@johnnelson6729]

Loving these positive vibes

[@Ari_Madrid]

seriously he abused dogs wonder if his voice soothed the dogs he was electrically shocking??

[@marawimaguindanao4145]

I find this video very refreshing.

[@agahfiqi7229]

Happiness belongs to the one who made it get to know him and he will make you happy ✌🏾

[@catherinesiena3692]

Eudaimonia Flow Surge Thank you for the talk and study. I like designing the day. It all makes sense.

[@ndjarnag]

awesome talk!

[@DeletedDelusion]

Very interesting talk.

[@pandukawb]

His voice is amazing.

[@michaelwallace4298]

I have always loved Prof Seligman's approach - but the notion that a focus needs to be put onto developing those with genius is something I never considered. It is a 180 degree turnaround and I love it!

[@CandyceHTSCOO]

This lines up with who I am and will benefit my clients.

[@trandinhcat]

@tusike follow your heart buddy. psychology is a field of science, so i don't know why people think it's stupid. i'm physics major but i'm amazed by psychologists as well.

[@maxwellcooper2]

Beautiful, thanks for sharing

[@diahannawhite2589]

Max Cooper and

[@mattiasbrunzell8957]

Haha I am overwhelmed by your boundless wisdom.

[@shivambirla3976]

One "like" from INDIA🙏🙏

[@kulkarnisingh347]

Thank you sir I read about you in book grit power of passion thanks for the talk it was really inspiring

[@stevezeswitz4613]

Flow reminds me of the joy of play as a child on the playground

[@MsClaudita06]

qiuero ver esta conferencia con traduccion al español, si alguien puede decirme o indicarme como encontrarla por favor

[@Rhetorical20]

Actually I have often found that believe it or not behavior often changes attitude instead of the other way around. Many people continue to intentionally and inadvertantly explain their own actions by developing the matching attitude.

[@vapourmile]

Or, as one of my friends famously said when asked for the meaning of life "It's just a word, just a sound, a ripple of pressure waves in the atmosphere, any meaning you could ascribe to it is contrived" (c) D.Harper. I prefer my contrived meaning because I can't see the use of a positive outlook without empathy... something you could learn from.

[@emilyybabyycakez]

does anybody know where i can find the journal articles for the studies he talks about in this lecture??..xx

[@summondadrummin]

I appreciate Martins emphasis on positivity and it seems to me the very frame the word psychology evokes, its starting point confuses the investigation. People don't exist as independent souls .I like the direction biopsychosocial gives us even though its a clunky word.Check out Dan Siegel and Gabor Mate..

[@user-gx9lr2mh2i]

the best ted talk

[@user-ze4xs1ug4u]

I was really interested in the disease model's "not good enough" points and in the reason the positive psychology is needed. Is it okay to introduce this clip to my class?

[@jazzusman]

@jayrox40 I've actually interrupted my Computer Science School so that I can study Psychology, it's what I've always wanted to do but for some reason I was afraid to follow my dream so I ended up studying Computer Science, and after two wasted years I realized that I was heading in the wrong direction. So if you really enjoy psychology and you feel like this is the right thing for you, you should study it, start reading some basic psychology books and see what this is about.

[@milliemagic4399]

It’s crazy that he mentions if technology can create this feeling of happiness that it’s good enough....whereas today media and technology seem to confuse and distract us like a bandaid-making us feel more alone and unhappy

[@PsychologyofLiving]

Great point - Hopefully we will see some tipping points in social media and mental health soon!

[@KakashiHatake2121]

Yeah, he said it was correlational, not causational. But he agrees with you as well, when he gets to the second happiness and talks about the dude who was happy with just being introverted but doing other things.

[@TheHumanAb5tract]

They do know what the causes are for many mental illnesses man, they definitely can help the mentally ill, because if they couldnt and they were damaging people, their practice would be illegal. Their main concern IS helping the mentally ill, however this video was about what MORE physchologists can do beyond simply helping people. I don't know about you, but I find that thought of going above and beyond just "okay" to be pretty inspiring. Psychology is helpful, wether it be a science or not.

[@nabieladrian]

Thank you.

[@Themindfulbigdog88]

On a "positive" note regarding science and clinical psy - there are now many neuroscientist discovering the neuro-processes of experience as bottom up (body to thought) dispelling some of the rumors that thoughts create behavior.

[@profFlavioNotaroberto]

Sincerely his speech is very dangerous based on sofismas. His speech matches perfectly with gurus and coaches. It can not be taken seriuously!

[@peeklip]

Seligman aided CIA consultant torture psychologists James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, in the development of these SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) techniques... He started w/ torturing dogs. According to an article in the Sunday Times Magazine, he found that dogs who experience electric shocks that they cannot avoid by their actions simply give up trying. Seligman and others have recently been given huge contracts to teach adolescents and pre-teens how to be happy. Nice guy...

[@Arianafire]

I have been in therapy (sistemic approach) and it was amazing how it worked with me, much better than years of talking with friends. How can you explain this? About astrology, I also know that it's not a science but I read books about it. Well, I understand a bit your opinion, clinical psychology per se may not be a science but it's based on scientif research, at least some of the theories. For example, I think that psychoanalitic approach it's not a science.

[@thcollegestudent]

I would tend to agree with the majority of what Mr.Seligman has to say about improving one's happiness, that there is more then one way to live life in a positive way. However I would take great issue with pushing the idea that we have somehow excused patients from their actions or the idea that we have turned them into "victims." The point of session is not to focus on who is to blame, we are meant to be impartial, we don't bring it up unless it's important to the patient's recovery or if they choose to bring it up and even then we don't lay blame because that is straying too close to being judgmental. Our place is not to judge it is to help the patient identify and heal, the more impartial (to a point) we remain the better they will prosper. In fact there is data showing that diagnosis can be very helpful for patients, it gives them a base from which they may launch their recover or begin to understand what lead them to this point in life. There are many avenues out there to people who are already feeling good, to people who are not in distress or cannot enjoy life to explore and improve them self's and should they want to involve a mental health professional in the process there are those who are more then willing to help, but I still believe those in distress and seeking help should be the focus.

[@ludsecret]

Adorei Gabi!

[@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023]

I was going to watch this video, but a feeling of helplessness I learned prevented me from pressing the 'Play' button.

[@scdu]

It's wild that this talk is from 18 years ago, wtf.

[@nabanitabaruah7097]

Thank you❤

[@SakixDesu]

Thank you for coming up with PERMA

[@Ari_Madrid]

he is a dog abuser, are you thanking him knowing that his research is based off making dogs clinically depressed by shocking them? im hoping you just dont know but ya never know a lot of people seem to be ok with it which is pretty gross.

[@Ari_Madrid]

@Thomas Vieni yeah I made that comment after trying to do some research on learned helplessness so it was pretty disturbing for me and I reacted emotionally, which I’m fine with because I’m just making little comments vs what this guy was up to. But whatever he contributes to science right, there’s that other guy that contributed to science who did sexual experiments on kids so yeah I guess science must be so useful and beautiful all the time and not something to react to in a horrified manner

Muito bom o vídeo tudo a ver com uma pesquisa que estamos realizando!!!

[@mayricast8012]

Está charla la encuentro subtitulada?

[@jessiessica]

@GetMeThere1 What I was getting at goes beyond the thinking style. That thinking style is utylised when making clinical decisions. A psychologist that adheres to the scientist-practitioner model is one who keeps up to date with peer-reviewed scientific journals. They utylise those treatments that are empirically and robustly supported by science, and discourage those that aren't....

[@jonoce633]

awesome i wanna study psychology :D reason is to help others and understand myself

[@samermazahreh]

Phenomenal!

[@jessiessica]

@GetMeThere1 ...as a major scientific thesis BEFORE students are introduced practically to the clinical applications of psychology. This ensures that psychologists enter the field with a scientific and critical thinking style and apply that to their clinical endevours. Clinical psychologists understand the importance of scientific evidence on the efficacy and limitations of treatments, and of keeping abreast of up-to-date research in the field. The scientist-practitioner model encourages this.

[@brycemurrin5130]

14 years later and I can't help but feel his dream of growing technology being able to supplement long term happiness has fallen short for many people.

[@mel7ist]

Its because people see themselves as victims instead of changing their mindset.

[@kaseybrown7147]

@ 16:55 - ok, what if we do not have any such person in our lives? Whats a good way to get around this if almost no one fits this description (who is alive or in the same country as you, to where you can interact this way?)

[@jessiessica]

@GetMeThere1 What alternative to you suggest for say someone suffering from bipolar , schizophrenia, or depression with psychosis other than to seek psychological/psychiatric help?

[@claudelebel49]

A happiness that depends on outside conditions is bound to leave you .

[@IAPPC]

This is the perfect science for professional coaches.

[@jessiessica]

@GetMeThere1 ...For example, cognitive behavioural therapy is shown to be effective above and beyond most other treatments for many psychologucal conditions, and so a contemporary scientific psychologist is more likely to utylise that treatement over one that is not supported very strongly, such as psychoanalysis....

[@paddymcabrahams191]

The concept of Positive Psychology is always so fascinating! If you favour reading texts, find more ideas on Prof Seligman's Learned Helplessness, flipping it actually! Read on Medium- Is Learning Optimism A Realistic Feat?!

[@sheld0n]

Good job

[@mariavision9563]

I am reading this great man

[@seaofclay]

VERY GOOD!!!

[@jessiessica]

@GetMeThere1 You know, I've read some of your comments on other videos and I'm glad to see that you're a fellow atheist and Hitchins appreciator. I agree with pretty much all the comments you have made regarding other matters and I can see that we have similar views in many areas...