The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Positive Psychological Interventions [Hardcover]

Collating for the first time a range of techniques in positive psychology, this handbook introduces topics such as courage, empathy and humor, and spans areas as diverse as gratitude, forgiveness and strengths. It also explores special considerations such as ethics and motivation, and offers informed conjecture on future directions in research and practice.

• Comprehensive content summarizes theory and research on many areas of positive psychology intervention for the first time and provides essential updates on established interventions
• Features contributions from an array of leading researchers, including Bob Emmons, Sonja Lyubomirsky and Shane Lopez
• Covers established interventions – for instance, coaching and family therapy – as well as newly developed interventions – such as schizophrenia or stopping smoking

List of Contributors xi

Preface xv

Part I Established Areas of Intervention 1

1 Gratitude Interventions: A Review and Future Agenda 3
Tara Lomas, Jeffrey J. Froh, Robert A. Emmons, Anjali Mishra, and Giacomo Bono

2 Positive Psychological Interventions for Promoting Forgiveness: History, Present Status, and Future Prospects 20
Everett L. Worthington Jr., Nathaniel G. Wade, and William T. Hoyt

3 Nurturing the Capacity to Savor: Interventions to Enhance the Enjoyment of Positive Experiences 42
Jennifer L. Smith, Patrick R. Harrison, Jaime L. Kurtz, and Fred B. Bryant

4 Strengths Interventions: Current Progress and Future Directions 66
Michelle C. Louis and Shane J. Lopez

5 Promoting Meaning and Purpose in Life 90
Joo Yeon Shin and Michlãá