6min chapter

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos cover image

The Man Who Invented Happiness Science: Marty Seligman

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

CHAPTER

Resilience: A Positive Psychology Lens

Dr. Seligman: Resilience is not about being super normal or better than you were, it's about coming back to normal functioning from a bad event. In the middle of this bell-shaped response are people who collapse and become helpless but in the middle is resilience. He says he thinks positive psychology can move a whole distribution toward post-traumatic growth. The GAT test that every soldier takes on their first day of joining the Army predicts if they'll get PTSD. And we've been able to predict who's going to succeed by being a catastrophizer and an exemplary medal winner.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode