Screen LibraryHandbook of hope : theory, measures & applications /
"Hope has previously been a construct more of interest to philosophy and religion than to psychology. New research has shown, however, that hope is closely related to optimism, feelings of control, and motivation toward achieving one's goals. The Handbook of Hope presents a comprehensive o...
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Academic Press,
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| Publisher Address: | San Diego, Calif. : |
| Publication Dates: | 2000. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780126540505 |
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"Hope has previously been a construct more of interest to philosophy and religion than to psychology. New research has shown, however, that hope is closely related to optimism, feelings of control, and motivation toward achieving one's goals. The Handbook of Hope presents a comprehensive overview of the psychological inquiry into hope, including its measurement, development in children, how its loss is associated with specific clinical disorders, and therapeutic approaches that can help instill hope in those who have lost theirs. A final section discusses hope in occupational applications: h |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxv, 440 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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9780080533063 008053306X |
| Index Number: | BF575 |
| CLC: | B842.6 |
| 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 |