Part 1 Major developments in positive psychology -- A case for positive psychology / Shane J. Lopez, Matthew W. Gallagher -- Positive psychology: past, present, and future / Ed Diener -- Positive emotions / Michael A. Cohn, Barbara L. Fredrickson -- Classifying and measuring strengths of character / Christopher Peterson, Nansook Park -- Positive psychology applications / P. Alex Linley [and others] -- Positive psychology within a cultural context / Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, Lisa M. Edwards, Shane J. Lopez -- Part two Positive psychology perspectives on human behavior -- Stopping the "Madness": positive psychology and deconstructing the illnes ideology and the DSM / James E. Maddux -- Widening the diagnostic focus:a case for including human strengths and environmental resources / Beatrice A. Wright, Shane J. Lopez -- Toward a science of mental health / Corey L.M. Keyes -- Modeling positive human health: from covariance structures to dynamic systems / Anthony D. Ong, Alex J. Zautra -- Positive ethics: themes and variations / Mitchell M. Handelsman, Samuel Knapp, Michael C. Gottlieb -- Part three Positive psychology across the lifespan -- Resiliance in development / Ann S. Masten [and others] -- Positive psychology for children and adolescents: development, prevention, and promotion / Keri J. Brown Kirschman [and others] -- The positive youth development perspective: theoretical and empirical bases of a strengths-based approach to adolescent devlopment / Richard M. Lerner -- Aging well in the 21st century: challenges and opportunities / Gail M. Williamson, Juliette Christie -- New territories of positive life-span development: wisdom and life longings / Susanne Scheibe, Ute Kunzmann, Paul B. Baltes -- Part 4 Emotional approaches -- Subjective well-being: the science of happiness and life satisfaction / Ed Diener, Shigehiro Oishi, Richard E. Lucas -- Flow theory and research / Jeanne Nakamura, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -- Positive affectivity: the disposition to experience positive emotional states / David Watson, Kristin Naragon -- The social construction of self-esteem / John P. Hewitt -- Coping through emotional approach: emerging evidence for the utility of processing and expressing emotions in responding to stressors / Annete L. Stanton, Sarah J. Sullivan, Jennifer L. Austenfeld -- The positive psychology of emotional intelligence / Peter Salovey [and others] -- Emotional creativity: toward "spitiualizing the passions" / James R. Averill -- Part 5 Cognitive approaches -- Creativity / Dean Keith Simonton -- The role of personal control in adaptive functioning / Susanne C. Thompson -- Mindfulness versus positive evaluation / Ellen Langer -- Perspectives on time / Ilona Boniwell -- Optimism / Charles S. Carver [and others] -- Optimistic explanatory style / Christopher Peterson, Tracy A. Steen -- Hope theory / Kevin L. Rand, Jennifer S. Cheavens -- Self-efficacy: the power of believing you can / James E. Maddux -- Problem-solving appraisal and psychological adjustment / P. Paul Heppner, Dong-gwi Lee -- Self-determination / Michael L. Wehmeyer, Todd D. Little, Julie Sergeant -- Curiosity and interest: the benefits of thriving on novelty and challenge / Todd B. Kashdan, Paul J. Silvia -- Courage / Cynthia L.S. Pury, Shane J. Lopez -- Part six Interpersonal approaches -- Relationship connection: a redux on the role of minding and the quality of feeling special in the enhancement of closeness / John H. Harvey, Brian G. Pauwels -- Compassion / Eric J. Cassell -- Adult attachement security: the relational scaffolding of positive psychology / Frederick G. Lopez -- Empathy and altruism / C. Daniel Batson, Nadia Ahmad, David A. Lishner -- Forgiveness / Michael E. McCullough [and others] -- Furthering the science of gratitude / Philip C. Watkins, Michael Van Geder, Araceli Frias -- Love / Clyde Hendrick, Susan S. Hendrick -- For richer ... in good times ... and in health: positive processes in relationships / Natalya C. Maisel, Shelly L. Gable -- Part seven Self-based approaches -- What's positive about self-verification? / Rebecca J. North, William B. Swann Jr. -- Reality negotiation / Raymond L. Higgins, Matthew W. Gallagher -- Humility / June Price Tangney -- The motive for distinctiveness: a universal, but flexible human need / Vivian L. Vignoles -- Part eight Biological approaches -- A role for neuropsychology in understanding the facilitating influence of postivie affect on social behaviour and cognitive processes / Alice M. Isen -- Toward a biology of social support / Sally S. Dickerson, Peggy M. Zoccola -- The central role of the heart in generating and sustaining positive emoitons / Rollin McCraty, Robert A. Rees -- Toughness / Richard A. Dienstbier, Lisa M. Pytlik Zillig -- Part nine Positive institutions -- Family-centered positive psychology / Susan M. Sheridan, Jennifer D. Burt -- Positive schools / E. Scott Huebner [and others] -- Positive psychology on campus / Laurie A. Schreiner [and others] -- Positive workplaces / Fred Luthans, Carolyn M. Youssef -- Positive institutions, law, and policy / Peter H. Huang, Jeremy A. Blumenthal -- Part ten Specific coping approaches -- Meditation and positive psychology / Shauna L. Shapiro -- Spirituality: the search for the sacred / Kenneth I. Pargament, Annette Mahoney -- Sharing one's story: on the benefits of writing or talking about emotional experience / Kate G. Niederhoffer, James W. Pennebaker -- Benefit-finding and growth / Susanne C. Lechner, Howard Tennen, Glenn Affleck -- Making sense of loss, perceiving benefits, and posttraumatic growth / Christopher G. Davis, Susan Nolen-Hoeksema -- Happines, resilience, and positive growth following physical disability: issues for understanding, research, and therapeutic intervention / Dana S. Dunn, Gitendra Uswatte, Timothy R. Elliot -- Part eleven Toward better lives -- The promise of sustainable happiness / Julia K. Boehm, Sonja Lyubomirsky -- Meaning in life / Michael F. Steger -- The future of positive psychology: pursuing three big goals / Shane J. Lopez.