| Contents |
Overview of theoretical perspectives / Crystal L. Park -- Assessing positive life change : in search of meticulous methods / Howard Tennen and Glenn Affleck -- Challenges in studying positive change after adversity : illustrations from research on breast cancer / Charles S. Carver, Suzanne C. Lechner, and Michael H. Antoni -- Benefit finding among children and adolescents with diabetes / Vicki S. Helgeson, Lindsey Lopez, and Constance Mennella -- Life span developmental perspectives on stress-related growth / Carolyn M. Aldwin, Michael R. Levenson, and Linda Kelly -- Lessons learned about benefit finding among individuals with cancer or HIV/AIDS / Suzanne C. Lechner and Kathryn E. Weaver -- Illness perceptions and benefit finding among individuals with breast cancer, acoustic neuroma, or heart disease / Keith J. Petrie and Arden Corter -- Positive life change and the social context of illness : an expanded social-cognitive processing model / Stephen J. Lepore and William Kernan -- Biological correlates : how psychological components of benefit finding may lead to physiological benefits / Julienne E. Bower, Elissa Epel, and Judith Tedlie Moskowitz -- Is benefit finding good for individuals with chronic disease? / Sara B. Algoe and Annette L. Stanton -- Enhancing positive adaptation : example intervention during treatment for breast cancer / Michael H. Antoni, Charles S. Carver, and Suzanne C. Lechner -- The clinician as expert companion / Richard G. Tedeschi and Lawrence G. Calhoun. |
