Posttraumatic Growth Theory, Research, and Applications

Part 1: Posttraumatic Growth Theory 

1. What Is Posttraumatic Growth? 

2. A History of the Concept of Posttraumatic Growth in Psychology and Related Disciplines  

3. Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy, and Posttraumatic Growth  

4. Posttraumatic Growth as Process and Outcome  

5. Posttraumatic Growth as Common and Universal Experience  

6. The Validity of Reports of Posttraumatic Growth  

7. Components of the Theoretical Model of Posttraumatic Growth  

8. Theories Related to PTG 

Part 2: Posttraumatic Growth Research  

9. Qualitative Research on Posttraumatic Growth  

10. Quantitative Measures of Posttraumatic Growth 

11. Cross-Cultural Research 

12. Developmental Research on Posttraumatic Growth  

13. Posttraumatic Growth and Neurological and Biological Mechanisms  

14. Ideal Research Strategies for Posttraumatic Growth 

Part 3: Application  

15. Facilitation of Posttraumatic Growth through Expert Companionship  

16. Intervention Models for Posttraumatic Growth  

17. PTG Beyond the Individual  

18. Vicarious and Secondary PTG 

19. Non-Posttraumatic Growth 

20. Final Considerations

Biography

Richard G. Tedeschi, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in Psychological Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Executive Director of the Boulder Crest Institute for Posttraumatic Growth.

Jane Shakespeare-Finch, PhD, is Professor in Psychology and Counseling at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, and has published extensively in posttraumatic growth.

Kanako Taku, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Free-Form Tipping Point Lab at Oakland University in Michigan. She is the editor of the Journal of Loss and Trauma.

Bret A. Moore, PsyD, ABPP, is a board-certified clinical psychologist and prescribing psychologist. He is the Deputy Director of the Boulder Crest Institute for Posttraumatic Growth.

“It has been over twenty years since the term ‘posttraumatic growth’ was coined by Richard Tedeschi and Lawrence Calhoun. In that time, these authors’ pioneering and inspirational work has helped posttraumatic growth become a flagship theme of positive psychology, one that has garnered interest from personality, social, and clinical psychologists across the world. This is a milestone book written by the leaders in the field, and it will surely set the agenda for theory, research, and practice for the next twenty years. It is a must read for all students, academics, and practitioners interested in the study of traumatic stress and how to help people overcome adversity."

Stephen Joseph, PhD, author of What Doesn’t Kill Us: The New Psychology of Posttraumatic Growth

"This new book is a plentiful harvest of more than twenty years of international research and applied practice on posttraumatic growth. The two world-leading originators of the concept are joined by the two leading experts in international research on posttraumatic growth. What a stupendous work of diligence and scholarship!"

Andreas Maercker, PhD MD, chair and professor of psychology, Division of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich

"Posttraumatic Growth is the definitive and up to date guide on trauma and positive change written by the world’s leading researchers on the subject. The remarkable depth and global reach of the book shows just how far Richard Tedeschi and Lawrence Calhoun’s pioneering work has come in just a few decades. Posttraumatic Growth is required reading for anyone hoping to understand this fundamental human response to struggle."

Jim Rendon, author of Upside: The New Science of Post-Traumatic Growth