Fostering Hope:Hoping for HopeAdreena Lind

Psychology 220

Due: 9/2/2011

Sheree Royer

What is hope?

A positive outlook on life’s challenges

A trust that events end will happily

A confident outlook on the future and life.

Hoping helps

Take responsibility for moving forward.

Difficult is just opportunities in disguise.

Repeat “I can do it … it will happen!”

Hope to be hopeful

Take responsibility for moving forward.

View goals as challenges not obstacles.

Keep a diary of goal-related thoughts

Conclusion

Be realistic.

Keep track of ideas and feelings of hope.

Be proactive in “the pursuit of happiness.”

References:

Changing minds (2010) Hope retrieved from http://changingminds.org/explanations/emotions/hope.htm database.

Dictionary.com (2011) Hope retrieved from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hope database.

Encyclopedia Britannica (2011) Hope retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/hope/BH_Intro.htm database.

Gini Bond (2011) There Is Hope For Stress and Anxiety! retrieved from http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=28966&cn=110 database.

Hope: Fostering Hope, page 172 & 173, 2004

Molly Edmonds (2011) What is hope? retrieved from http://people.howstuffworks.com/what-is-hope.htm database.