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Hope and Psychology
Hope is positive psychology. However, hope is neither considered as a basic prototype emotion nor a behavioral component. Therefore Hope is not measured in the clinical context. Hope is a mental state of belief that a desired result or outcome, or better outcome is waiting in the future. Hope is part of the vision and is associated with the ability of a person to plan and execute long-term projects and goals.
Therefore, even though hopelessness is not measured in any clinical setting, it becomes very important to measure it in order to find the overall mental state of a person, and the person’s ability to deal with the current situation.
Adult Hope Scale(AHS): The Current Instrument
The adult hope scale (AHS) measures Snyder’s cognitive model of hope which defines hope as “a positive motivational state that is based on an interactively derived sense of successful (a) agency (goal-directed energy), and (b) pathways (planning to meet goals)” (Snyder, Irving, & Anderson, 1991, p. 287). The adult hope scale contains 12 items. Four items measure pathways thinking, four items measure agency thinking, and four items are fillers.
KEY REFERENCES
Snyder, C. R., Harris, C., Anderson, J. R., Holleran, S. A., Irving, L. M., Sigmon, S. T., et al.(1991). The will and the ways: Development and validation of an individual-differences measure of hope. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 60, 570-585.
Snyder, C. R. (1994). The psychology of hope: You can get there from here. New York: Free Press.
Snyder, C. R. (2002). Hope theory: Rainbows in the mind. Psychological Inquiry, 13, 249-275.
Disclaimer
This instrument is provided as an anonymous tool for you to do a self-assessment of your hopefulness. This instrument is scientifically validated but is not part of DSM-5 or ICD-10/11 that Psychologists and Psychiatrists use for mental health assessment. Therefore this tool has no clinical relevance. This is used by the Lyfas team to shift you from negative towards more positive psychology. Acculi Labs and Lyfas team take no responsibility for the results or harm arriving from using this tool. You can use this tool for self-psychological monitoring purposes. However, taking help from the Lyfas team, or a professional psychologist is highly recommended.
