Table of Contents:
  • Contributors
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Sect. I. Theorizing. 1. Hypothesis: There is hope / C.R. Snyder
  • Sect. II. Developing and deteriorating. 2. Genesis: The birth and growth of hope / C.R. Snyder ; 3. The demise of hope: On losing positive thinking / Alicia Rodriguez-Hanley and C.R. Snyder
  • Sect. III. Measuring. 4. Diagnosing for strengths: On measuring hope building blocks / Shane J. Lopez [and others]
  • Sect. IV. Theory-based applications. 5. Hope as a common factor across psychotherapy approaches: A lesson from the dodo's verdict / C.R. Snyder and Julia D. Taylor ; 6. Hope theory and cognitive-behavioral therapies / Julia D. Taylor [and others] ; 7. Hope therapy: Helping clients build a house of hope / Shane J. Lopez [and others] ; 8. Hope theory as applied to brief treatments: Problem-solving and solution-focused therapies / Scott T. Michael, Julia D. Taylor, and Jen Cheavens ; 9. Feminist therapy as empowering hope / Susie C. Sympson and Myra Qualls Elder
  • Sect. V. Applications to specific people. 10. Children: Raising future hopes / Diane McDermott and Sarah Hastings ; 11. Gray power: Hope for the ages / Jen Cheavens and Amber Gum ; 12. Hope for the evolution of diversity: On leveling the field of dreams / Shane J. Lopez [and others] ; 13. Hope takes the field: Mind matters in athletic performances / Lewis A. Curry and C.R. Snyder ; 14. Starving for hope: Goals, agency, and pathways in the development and treatment of eating disorders / Lori M. Irving and Rhonda Cannon ; 15. Rediscovering hope: Understanding and working with survivors of trauma / Susie S. Sympson ; 16. Hope conquers fear: Overcoming anxiety and panic attacks / Scott T. Michael ; 17. Hope and depression: Light through the shadows / Jen Cheavens ; 18. Hope and the journey with AIDS / Christina Moon and C.R. Snyder ; 19. Confronting breast cancer: Hopes for health / Julia D. Taylor ; 20. Hope over acquired disability: Lessons of a young woman's triumph / Timothy R. Elliott and Monica Kurylo
  • Sect. VI. Societal implications. 21. Hope for the many: An empowering social agenda / C.R. Snyder and David B. Feldman
  • Author index
  • Subject index.