The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology

by Lopez, Shane J.; Snyder, C. R.

• ISBN13: 9780195187243
• ISBN10: 0195187245
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-21
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Shane J. Lopez, Ph.D., is Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Research in Education, University of Kansas.

C.R. Snyder, Ph.D., was Wright Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Kansas.

Table of Contents

Part One: Major Developments in Positive Psychology
1. A Case for Positive Psychology
Shane J. Lopez and Matthew W. Gallagher
2. Positive Psychology: Past, Present, and Future
Ed Diener
3. Positive Emotions
Michael Cohn and Barbara Fredrickson
4. Classifying and Measuring Strengths of Character
Christopher Peterson and Nansook Park
5. Positive Psychology Applications
P. Alex Linley, Stephen Joseph, John Maltby, and Alex M. Wood
6. Positive Psychology within a Cultural Context
Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, Lisa M. Edwards, and Shane J. Lopez

Part Two: Positive Psychology Perspectives on Human Behavior
7. Stopping the "Madness": Positive Psychology and Deconstructing the Illness Ideology and the DSM
James Maddux
8. Widening the Diagnostic Focus: A Case for Including Human Strengths and Environmental Resources
Beatrice Wright and Shane J. Lopez
9. Toward a Science of Mental Health
Corey L. M. Keyes
10. Measuring the Dynamics of Positive Human Health: From Covariance Systems to Dynamic Structures
Anthony D. Ong and Alex J. Zautra
11. Positive Ethics: Themes and Variations
Mitchell M. Handelsman, Samuel Knapp, Michael C. Gottlieb

Part Three: Positive Psychology across the Lifespan
12. Resilience in Development
Ann S. Masten, J. J. Cutili, Janette E. Herbers, and Marie-Gabrielle J. Reed
13. Positive Psychology for Children and Adolescents: Development, Prevention, and Promotion
Keri J. Brown Kirschman, Rebecca J. Johnson, Jade A. Bender, and Michael C. Roberts
14. The Positive Youth Development Perspective: Theoretical and Empirical Bases of a Strengths-Based Approach to Adolescent Development
Richard M. Lerner
15. Aging Well in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities
Gail W. Williamson and Julie Christie
16. New Territories of Positive Lifespan Developments: Wisdom and Life Longings
Susanne Scheibe, Ute Kunzmann, and Paul B. Baltes

Part Four: Emotional Approaches
17. Subjective Well-Being: The Science of Happiness and Life Satisfaction
Ed Diener, Shigehiro Oishi, and Richard E. Lucas
18. Flow Theory and Research
Jeanne Nakamura and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
19. Positive Affectivity: The Disposition to Experience Positive Emotional States
David Watson and Kristin Naragon
20. The Social Construction of Self-Esteem
John P. Hewitt
21. Coping through Emotional Approach: Emerging Evidence for the Utility of Processing and Expressing Emotions in Responding to Stressors
Annette L. Stanton, Sarah J. Sullivan, and Jennifer L. Austenfeld
22. The Positive Psychology of Emotional Intelligence
Peter Salovey, John D. Mayer, David Caruso, and Seung Hee You
23. Emotional Creativity: Toward "Spiritualizing the Passions"
James Averill

Part Five: Cognitive Approaches
24. Creativity
Dean Keith Simonton
25. The Role of Personal Control in Adaptive Functioning
Suzanne Thompson
26. Mindfulness versus Personal Evaluation
Ellen Langer
27. Perspectives on Time
Ilona Boniwell
28. Optimism
Charles S. Carver, Michael F. Scheier, Christopher J. Miller, and Daniel Fulford
29. Optimistic Explanatory Style
Christopher Peterson and Tracy A. Steen
30. Hope Theory
Kevin L. Rand and Jennifer S. Cheavens
31. Self-Efficacy: The Power of Believing You Can
James E. Maddux
32. Problem-Solving Appraisal and Psychological Adjustment
P. Paul Heppner and Dong-gwi Lee
33. Self-Determination
Michael L. Wehmeyer, Todd D. Little, and Julie Sergeant
34. Curiosity and Interest: The Benefits of Thriving on Novelty and Challenge
Todd B. Kashdan and Paul J. Silvia
35. Courage
Cynthia Pury and Shane J. Lopez

Part Six: Interpersonal Approaches
36. Relationship Connection: A Redux on the Role of Minding and the Quality of Feeling Special in the Enhancement of Closeness
John Harvey and Brian Pauwels
37. Compassion
Eric J. Cassell
38. Adult Attachment Security: The Relational Scaffolding of Positive Psychology
Frederick G. Lopez
39. Empathy and Altruism
C. Daniel Batson, Nadia Ahmad, and David A. Lishner
40. Forgiveness
Michael E. McCullough, Lindsey M. Root, Benjamin A. Tabak, Charlotte Witvliet
41. Furthering the Science of Gratitude
Philip Watkins, Michael Van Gelder, and Araceli Fias
42. Love
Clyde Hendrick and Susan S. Hendrick
43. For Richer...In Good Times...and In Health: Positive Process in Relationships
Natalya C. Maisel and Shelly L. Gable

Part Seven: Self-Based Approaches
44. What's Positive about Self-Verification?
Rebecca J. North and William B. Swann, Jr.
45. Reality Negotiation
Raymond L. Higgins and Matthew W. Gallagher
46. Humility
June Price Tangney
47. The Motive for Distinctiveness: Identity Construction in a Cultural Context
Vivian L. Vignoles

Part Eight: Biological Approaches
48. A Role of Neuropsychology in Understanding the Facilitating Influence of Positive Affect on Social Behavior and Cognitive Processes
Alice M. Isen
49. Toward a Biology of Social Support
Sally S. Dickerson and Peggy M. Zoccola
50. The Central Role of the Heart in Generating and Sustaining Positive Emotions
Rollin McCraty and Robert A. Rees
51. Toughness
Richard A. Dienstbier and Lisa M. Pytlik Zillig

Part Nine: Positive Institutions
52. Family-Centered Positive Psychology
Susan M. Sheridan and Jennifer D. Burt
53. Positive Schools
E. Scott Huebner, Rich Gilman, Amy L. Reschly, and Russell Hall
54. Positive Psychology on Campus
Laurie A. Schreiner, Eileen Hulme, Roderick Hetzel, and Shane J. Lopez
55. Positive Workplaces
Fred Luthans and Carolyn M. Youssef
56. Positive Institutions, Law, and Policy
Peter H. Huang and Jeremy A. Blumenthal

Part Ten: Specific Coping Approaches
57. Meditation and Positive Psychology
Shauna L. Shapiro
58. Spirituality: The Search for the Sacred
Kenneth I. Pargament and Annette Mahoney
59. Sharing One's Story: On the Benefits of Writing or Talking About Emotional Experiences
Kate G. Niederhoffer and James W. Pennebaker
60. Benefit-Finding and Growth
Suzanne C. Lechner, Howard Tennen, and Glenn Affleck
61. Making Sense of Loss, Perceiving Benefits, and Posttraumatic Growth
Christopher G. Davis and Susan Nolen-Hoeksema
62. Happiness, Resilience, and Positive Growth following Physical Disability: Issues for Understanding, Research, and Therapeutic Intervention
Dana S. Dunn, Gitendra Uswatte, and Timothy Elliott

Part Eleven: Toward Better Lives
63. The Promise of Sustainable Happiness
Julia Boehm and Sonya Lyubomirsky
64. Meaning in Life
Michael F. Steger
65. The Future of Positive Psychology: Pursuing Three Big Goals
Shane J. Lopez


Part I: Major Developments in Positive Psychology