In recent years, the effects of positive thinking have received growing attention by psychologists and health professionals (Snyder & McCullough, 2000). Since the late 1950s, increasing numbers of physicians have acknowledged the benefits of thoughts and feelings characterized by hope (Frankl,

Individual differences in self-reported hope assessed before and during treatment were related to outcome markers of therapeutic improvement. Clients were assigned to either a motivational orientation group or a waiting list group. All clients thereafter received 12 weeks of individual therapy. As hypothesized, higher baseline hope was associated with greater client wellbeing, functioning and coping, and regulation of emotional distress and fewer symptoms. High-relative to low-hope clients also reported that the orientation group was significantly more helpful. As hypothesized, agency scores (tapping motivation) from baseline were associated with positive

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Chapter 10 explores hope and hoping. It discusses the definition of a new model of hope, along with instruments to measure it in adults and children, describes the adaptive sequelae of elevated levels of hope for a variety of coping arenas, along with the literature on increasing hope. It also explores how hope can be applied to special populations.

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