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ISBN-13:
9780195187243

Publication date:
April 2009

Imprint: OUP US

Handbook of Positive Psychology

Second Edition

C. R. Snyder and Shane J. Lopez

The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, Second Edition is the seminal reference in the burgeoning field of positive psychology, which, in recent years, has transcended academia to capture the imagination of the general public. The handbook provides a roadmap for the psychology needed by the majority of the population--those who don't need treatment, but want to achieve the lives to which they aspire. The 65 chapters summarize all of the relevant literature in the field, and each of the international slate of contributors is essentially defining a lifetime of research. The content's breadth and depth provide an unparalleled cross-disciplinary look at positive psychology from diverse fields and all branches of psychology, including social, clinical, personality, counseling, school, and developmental psychology. Topics include not only happiness - which has been perhaps misrepresented in the popular media as the entirety of the field - but also hope, strengths, positive emotions, life longings, creativity, emotional creativity, courage, and more, plus guidelines for applying what has worked for people across time and cultures.

Part I: Major Developments in Positive Psychology
1. Shane J. Lopez and Matthew W. Gallagher: A Case for Positive Psychology
2. Ed Diener: Positive Psychology: Past, Present, and Future
3. Michael Cohn and Barbara Fredrickson: Positive Emotions
4. Christopher Peterson and Nansook Park: Classifying and Measuring Strengths of Character
5. P. Alex Linley, Stephen Joseph, John Maltby, and Alex M. Wood: Positive Psychology Applications
6. Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, Lisa M. Edwards, and Shane J. Lopez: Positive Psychology within a Cultural Context
Part II: Positive Psychology Perspectives on Human Behavior
7. James Maddox: Stopping the "Madness": Positive Psychology and Deconstructing the Illness Ideology and the DSM
8. Beatric Wright and Shane J. Lopez: Widening the Diagnostic Focus: A Case for Including Human Strengths and Environmental Resources
9. Corey L. M. Keyes: Toward a Science of Mental Health
10. Anthony D. Ong and Alex J. Sautra: Measuring the Dynamics of Positive Human Health: From Covariance Systems to Dynamic Structures
11. Mitchell m. Handelsman, Samuel Knapp, and Michael C. Gottlieb: Positive Ethics: Themes and Variations
Part III: Positive Psychology Across the Lifespan
12. Ann S. Masten, J. J. Cutili, Janette E. Herbers, and Marie-Gabrielle J. Reed: Resilience in Development
13. Keri J. Brown Kirschman, Rebecca J. Johnson, Jade A. Bender, and Michael C. Roberts: Positive Psychology for Children and Adolescents: Development, Prevention, and Promotion
14. Richard M. Lerner: The Positive Youth Development Perspective: Theoretical and Empirical Bases of a Strengths-Based Approach to Adolescent Development
15. Gail W. Williamson and Julie Christie: Aging Well in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities
16. Susanne Scheibe, Ute Kunzmann, and Paul B. Bates: New Territories of Positive Lifespan Developments: Wisdom and Life Longings
Part IV: Emotional Approaches
17. Ed Diener, Shigehiro Oishi, and Richard E. Lucas: Subjective Well-Being: The Science of Happiness and Life Satisfaction
18. Jeanne Nakamura and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow Theory and Research
19. David Watson and Kristin Naragon: Positive Affectivity: The Disposition to Experience Positive Emotional States
20. John P. Hewitt: The Social Construction of Self-Esteem
21. Annette L. Stanton, Sarah J. Sullivan, and Jennifer L. Austenfeld: Coping through Emotional Approach: Emerging Evidence for the Utility of Processing and Expressing Emotions in Responding to Stressors
22. Peter Salovey, John D. Mayer, David Caruso, and Seung Hee You: The Positive Psychology of Emotional Intelligence
23. James Averill: Emotional Creativity: Toward "Spiritualizing the Passions"
Part V: Cognitive Approaches
24. Dean Keith Simonton: Creativity
25. Suzanne Thompson: The Role of Personal Control in Adaptive Functioning
26. Ellen Langer: Mindfulness versus Personal Evaluation
27. Ilona Boniwell: Perspectives on Time
28. Charles C. Carver, Michael F. Scheier, Christopher J. Miller, and Daniel Fulford: Optimism
29. Christopher Peterson and Tracy A. Steen: Optimistic Explanatory Style
30. Kevin L. Rand and Jennifer S. Cheavens: Hope Theory
31. James E. Maddux: Self-Efficacy: The Power of Believing You Can
32. P. Paul heppner and Dong-gwi Lee: Problem-Solving Appraisal and Psychological Adjustment
33. Michael L. Wehmeyer, Todd D. Little, and Julie Sergeant: Self-Determination, Michael L. Wehmeyer
34. Todd B. Kashdan and Paul J. Silvia: Curiosity and Interest: The Benefits of Thriving on Novelty and Challenge
35. Cynthia Pury and Shane J. Lopez: Courage
Part VI: Interpersonal Relationships
36. John Harvey and Brain Pauwels: Relationship Connection: A Redux on the Role of Minding and the Quality of Feeling Special in the Enhancement of Closeness
37. Eric J. Cassell: Compassion
38. Frederick G. Lopez: Adult Attachment Security: The Relational Scaffolding of Positive Psychology
39. C. Daniel Batson, Nadia Ahmad, and David A. Lishner: Empathy and Altruism
40. Michael E. McCullough, Lindsey M. Root, Bengamin A. Tabak, and Charlotte Witvliet: Forgiveness
41. Philip Watkins, Michael Van Gelder, and Araceli Fias: Furthering the Science of Gratitude
42. Clyde Hendrick and Susan S. Hendrick: Love
43. Natalya C. Maisel and Shelly L. Gable: For Richer...In Good Times...and in Health: Positive Process in Relationships
Part VII: Self-Based Approaches
44. Rebecca J. North and William B. Swann, Jr.: What's Positive about Self-Verification?
45. Raymond L. Higgins and Matthew W. Gallagher: Reality Negotiation
46. June Price Tangney: Humility
47. Vivian L. Vignoles: The Motive for Distinctiveness: Identity Construction in a Cultural Context
Part VIII: Biological Approaches
48. Alice M. Isen: A Role of Neuropsychology in Understanding the Facilitating Influence of Positive Affect on Social Behavior and Cognitive Processes
49. Sally S. Dickerson and Peggy M. Zoccola: Toward a Biology of Social Support
50. Rollin McCraty and Robert A. Rees: The Central Role of the Heart in Generating and Sustaining Positive Emotions
51. Richard A. Dienstbier and Lisa M. Pytlik Zillig: Toughness
Part IX: Positive Institutions
52. Susan M. sheridan and Jennifer D. Burt: Family-Centered Positive Psychology
53. E. Scott Huebner, Rich Gilman, Amy L. Reschly, and Russell Hall: Positive Schools
54. Laurie A. Schreiner, Eileen Hulme, Roderick Hetzel, and Shane J. Lopez: Positive Psychology on Campus
55. Fred Luthans and Carolyn M. Youssef: Positive Workplaces
56. Peter H. Huang and Jeremy A. Blumenthal: Positive Institutions, Law, and Policy
Part X: Specific Coping Approaches
57. Shauna L. Shapiro: Meditation and Positive Psychology
58. Kenneth I. Pargament and Annette Mahoney: Spirituality: The Search for the Sacred
59. Kate G. Niederhoffer and James W. Pennebaker: Sharing One's Story: On the Benefits of Writing or Talking about Emotional Experiences
60. Suzanne C. Lechner, Howard Tennen, and Glenn Affleck: Benefit-Finding and Growth
61. Christopher G. Davis and Susan Nolen-Hoeksema: Making Sense of Loss, Perceiving Benefits, and Post-Traumatic Growth
62. Dana S. Dunn, Gitendra Uswatte, and Timothy Elliott: Happiness, Resilience, and Positive Growth Following Physical Disability: Issues for Understanding, Research, and Therapeutic Intervention
Part XI: Toward Better Lives
63. Julia Boehm and Sonya Lyubomirsky: The Promise of Sustainable Happiness
64. Michael F. Steger: Meaning in Life
65. Shane J. Lopez: The Future of Positive Psychology: Pursuing Three Big Goals

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C. R. Snyder is Professor and Director of the Clinical Psychology Program in the Department of Psychology at the University of Kansas. Shane J. Lopez is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Research in Education at the University of Kansas.

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