Pt. 1. Conceptual and Theoretical Issues. 1. Hope: An Overview of the Construct. 2. Hopelessness: An Overview of the Construct -- Pt. 2. Assessment and Interventions in Hope and Hopelessness. 3. Critique of Existing Measures. 4. Assessment in the Clinical Setting. 5. Interventions in the Clinical Setting -- Pt. 3. Research on Hope and Hopelessness. 6. Quantitative Research Conducted on Hope and Hopelessness. 7. Qualitative Research Conducted on Hope and Hopelessness. 8. Directions for Future Research