Martin Seligman, often regarded as the father of positive psychology, has described multiple visions of what it means to live happily, including the Pleasant Life (Hollywood’s view of happiness ...

Inspired by her mentor Martin Seligman, Mangelsdorf argues that helping others is one of the most effective ways to boost our mood. There's a misconception that positive psychology ignores human ...

The term was coined in 1967 by the American psychologists Martin Seligman and Steven Maier. The pair were conducting research on animal behavior that involved delivering electric shocks to dogs.