The Wiley Handbook of Positive Clinical Psychology

Editors: Wood, Alex M. and Johnson, Judith
Publication Year: 2016
Publisher: Wiley

Single-User Purchase Price: $195.00
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $292.50
ISBN: 978-1-11-846824-1
Category: Psychology
Image Count: 14
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

Edited by the founder of the field, this is the first handbook on positive clinical psychology -- a revolutionary approach that places equal importance on both the positive and negative aspects of mental health and well-being.

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Table of Contents

  • List of Contributors
  • Part I: Developing a Positive Clinical Psychology
  • 1 Positive Clinical Psychology
  • The Historical Development of Positive Clinical Psychology
  • Why Do We Need a Positive Clinical Psychology?
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 2 Toward a More Positive Clinical Psychology
  • The Illness Ideology and Clinical Psychology
  • Historical Roots of the Illness Ideology in Clinical Psychology
  • The Illness Ideology and the DSM
  • The Social Construction of Conceptions of Psychological Wellness and Illness
  • The Illness Ideology and the Categories versus Dimensions Debate
  • Social Constructionism and the Role of Science in Clinical Psychology
  • Beyond the Illness Ideology: Toward a More Positive Clinical Psychology
  • References
  • 3 Why Clinical Psychology Should Not Go “Positive” – and/or “Negative”
  • The Conceptual Quagmire of the Positive/Negative Distinction
  • “Positive” versus “Negative” Interventions
  • The Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions
  • Practice and Nomothetic versus Idiographic Principles
  • When “Negative” Interventions are Constructive/“Positive”: The Case of Defensive Pessimism
  • A More “Integrative” Research Program
  • Agency and Psychological Interventions
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 4 A Practical Guide to Positive Functioning Assessment in Clinical Psychology
  • The Place of Meta-Theory
  • Three Forms of Measurement
  • Professional Issues
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Part II: Personality and Individual Differences
  • 5 Positive Mood Dysfunction in Psychopathology
  • Introduction
  • Depression
  • Social Anxiety/Social Phobia
  • Schizophrenia/Schizotypy
  • Mania
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 6 Resilience
  • Introduction
  • Origins
  • The Bi-Dimensional Framework for Resilience
  • Resilience and Positive Clinical Psychology
  • Resilience in Clinical Practice
  • Where Next? The Bi-Dimensional Framework for Studying Team Resilience
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 7 Self-Efficacy
  • What is Self-Efficacy?
  • Are Self-Efficacy Beliefs Causes of Behavior?
  • Where do Self-Efficacy Beliefs come From?
  • Why is Self-Efficacy Important to Positive Clinical Psychology?
  • Summary
  • References
  • 8 Empathy
  • Defining Empathy in a Costs and Benefits Models
  • “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”
  • Related Constructs
  • Future Directions
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 9 Nostalgia
  • The Ambivalence of Nostalgia
  • The Psychological Health Benefits of Nostalgia
  • Does Ambivalence Account (Partially) for the Psychological Health Benefits of Nostalgia?
  • Coda
  • References
  • 10 A Dark Side of Gratitude? Distinguishing between Beneficial Gratitude and its Harmful Impostors for the Positive Clinical Psychology of Gratitude and Well-Being
  • The Beneficial Consequences of Gratitude
  • Toward a Balanced View of Gratitude: Philosophical Considerations
  • Harmful Gratitude
  • Bringing Together the Positive and Negative Sides of Gratitude
  • References
  • 11 Using Eudaimonic Well-being to Improve Lives
  • Introduction
  • Distant Philosophical Foundations of Eudaimonia
  • Contemporary Psychological Perspectives on Eudaimonia
  • Eudaimonia and Physical Health
  • Eudaimonia and Mental Health
  • Clinical and Educational Interventions for Promoting Eudaimonia
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • References
  • 12 Positive Clinical Gerontology
  • Biographies are not Written in Black and White
  • The Ambivalence Of Aging
  • Dilemmas of Dialectics
  • Predicting Positive Aging
  • Simple Strategies are not Sufficient
  • Concluding Complexities, and Contradictions
  • References
  • Part III: Disorders
  • 13 Improving the Capacity to Treat Depression using Talking Therapies
  • A Working Definition of Anhedonia
  • The Centrality of Anhedonia to Depression
  • The Prognostic Importance of Anhedonia
  • Can Positive Interventions Bolster Well-being and Reduce Depression?
  • The Pitfalls of Positive Psychology Approaches in Depression: The “Pollyanna Problem”
  • An Agenda for Positive Clinical Psychology Approaches to Depression
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 14 Don't Worry, Be Happy
  • Don't Worry, Be Happy: A Positive Clinical Psychology for Anxiety Disorders
  • How Positive Activities might Counteract Dysfunctional Mechanisms in Anxiety Disorders
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • References
  • 15 A Growth Perspective on Post-traumatic Stress
  • A Growth Perspective on Post-traumatic Stress
  • The Development of PTG
  • PTG and PTSD
  • PTG as Buffer
  • PTG as Secondary Outcome of Trauma-focused Treatment
  • Reminders and Recommendations
  • References
  • 16 “A Positive Mood Cannot be too Positive”
  • Introduction
  • The Myth of Icarus
  • Two Contrasting Models of Vulnerability to Bipolar Disorder
  • Is the Hypomanic Endophenotype Reliably Associated with Bipolar Disorder?
  • What Makes Hypomanic Experiences a Problem?
  • Positive and Negative Psychology Interventions in TEAMS
  • References
  • 17 Positive Clinical Psychology and the Promotion of Happiness, Compassion, and Autonomy in People with Psychosis
  • The Effectiveness of Existing Treatments for Psychosis
  • Psychological Models of Psychosis
  • Positive Clinical Psychology and Psychosis
  • Summary and some Methodological Recommendations
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 18 An Integrative Model of Personality Strengths and Weaknesses
  • An Integrative Model of Personality Strengths and Weaknesses
  • Adaptive and Maladaptive Traits
  • Psychiatric Conceptions of Personality Disorder
  • The Five-Factor Model of Personality Disorder
  • An Integrative Assessment of Adaptive and Maladaptive Traits
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 19 Resilience and Protective Factors in Childhood and Adolescence
  • The Resilience Framework within Childhood and Adolescence
  • Why does Resilience in Childhood and Adolescence Matter?
  • Form and Character of Protective Factors
  • Resilience in Clinical Practice
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 20 Suicidal Behavior
  • Suicidal Behavior
  • Future-directed Thinking (Prospection)
  • Prospection and Suicidality
  • Intervention
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Part IV: Positive Psychology Interventions in Clinical Practice
  • 21 Positive Psychological Interventions
  • Can Happiness be Lastingly Changed?
  • How can Happiness be Increased?
  • Methods of Disseminating PPIs
  • PPIs in Clinical Practice
  • Concerns and Limitations
  • Closing Remarks
  • References
  • 22 Positive Psychotherapy
  • Introduction
  • Assumptions
  • PPT: From Theory to Application
  • Empirical Evidence, Caveats, and Future Directions
  • References
  • 23 Positive Activity Interventions for Mental Health Conditions
  • Need for Novel Approaches
  • Why Use Positive Activity Interventions to Alleviate Depression?
  • Positive Activity Interventions For Nondepressed Individuals
  • Positive Activity Interventions for Depressed Individuals
  • How Positive Activities Can Alleviate Clinical Symptoms
  • How Positive Activities Can Protect Against Clinical Conditions
  • Future Directions
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • References
  • 24 Interventions to Promote Forgiveness are Exemplars of Positive Clinical Psychology
  • Interventions to Promote Forgiveness are Exemplars of Positive Clinical Psychology
  • Understanding Basic and Applied Investigations of Forgiveness
  • Major Forgiveness Interventions
  • Evidence Supporting Forgiveness Interventions
  • Forgiveness Intervention for Clinical and General Populations
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 25 Mindfulness in Positive Clinical Psychology
  • Defining Mindfulness
  • Cultivating Mindfulness
  • Clinical Applications
  • Mechanisms of Mindfulness
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 26 Well-being Therapy
  • Introduction
  • The Structure of Well-Being Therapy
  • Clinical Articulation
  • Validation Studies
  • Are Psychotherapy-Induced Modifications in Well-being Enduring?
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 27 Quality of Life Therapy
  • Introduction
  • Theory and Therapy
  • Illustrative Clinical Case: Case of B or “Black Sheep”
  • Future Research and Applications
  • References
  • Appendix: Positive Psychology Practices Questionnaire (P3Q)
  • Part V: Reinterpreting Existing Therapies
  • 28 Person-Centered Psychology
  • Personality, Health, and Distress: A Single Organismic Conceptual Framework for the Spectrum of Psychological Functioning
  • Congruence and Positive Functioning
  • Nature and Conditions for Therapeutic Change
  • Person-centered Therapy and Contemporary Positive Clinical Psychology Themes
  • Research Evidence
  • Person-centered Therapy in the Twenty-first Century
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 29 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Waves of Behavior Therapy
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Acceptance
  • Psychological Flexibility and Positive Clinical Psychology
  • Clinical Utility of ACT
  • Benefits of Promoting Psychological Flexibility through ACT
  • Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • 30 Schema Therapy
  • Introduction
  • Schema Therapy
  • Stage One: Schema Therapy Developed in Response to Difficult to Treat Clients/Patients
  • Stage Two: Randomized Clinical Trials and Schema Mode Model Development
  • Stage Three: Group Schema Therapy
  • Treatment and Techniques
  • Efficacy and Effectiveness Studies
  • Emerging Areas
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References