Michael L. Wehmeyer is Ross and Marianna Beach Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas.Dana S. Dunn is professor of psychology at Moravian University.

People with disabilities are said to be the largest minority group in the US: 25 percent of American adults live with disabilities. This varied population includes people with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, deafness, AIDS, arthritis, intellectual disabilities, chronic pain, and more. Views of disability have evolved over time. Having shifted from an earlier medical model, which portrayed disabilities from a deficit perspective, the current model is a more sophisticated biopsychological one that permits focusing on the complex interactions between individuals and requires learning about less-obvious elements of disability. The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) incorporates this most-current model and encourages concerned researchers and practitioners to consider the interaction between health, environmental factors, and personal factors. In this volume, contributing authors focus specifically on personal factors, adopting a strength-based approach derived from positive psychology. Various authors take a very detailed look at certain strengths generally considered personal factors, including optimism, self-determination, hope, resilience, and social support, all of which have been shown to predict more beneficial outcomes for those with disabilities. Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals.

• Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Michael L. Wehmeyer & Dana S. DunnChapter 2: Positive Psychology and Disability: Focusing on Intrapersonal StrengthsDana S. Dunn & Michael L. WehmeyerChapter 3: Disability Culture, Identity, and LanguageErin E. Andrews & Anjali J. Forber-PrattChapter 4: Moving Toward Well-Being: Positively Coping with and Adjusting to Chronic Illness and DisabilitySusan Miller Smedema, Yunzhen Huang, Hannah Fry, & Alexandra Kriofske MainellaChapter 5: Optimism: A Personal Factor for Promoting Functioning and Reducing Disability Kevin Rand & Mackenzie L. ShanahanChapter 6: Self-Determination as a Personal FactorMichael L. WehmeyerChapter 7: Individual and Interpersonal Aspects of Hope and People with Developmental DisabilitiesMalka Margalit, Tomer Schmidt-Barad, & Michal EinavChapter 8: Resilience, Disability, and Intrapersonal Factors Viewed through the Lens of Rehabilitation Psychology’s

Michael L. Wehmeyer is Ross and Marianna Beach Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas.Dana S. Dunn is professor of psychology at Moravian University.

People with disabilities are said to be the largest minority group in the US: 25 percent of American adults live with disabilities. This varied population includes people with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, deafness, AIDS, arthritis, intellectual disabilities, chronic pain, and more. Views of disability have evolved over time. Having shifted from an earlier medical model, which portrayed disabilities from a deficit perspective, the current model is a more sophisticated biopsychological one that permits focusing on the complex interactions between individuals and requires learning about less-obvious elements of disability. The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) incorporates this most-current model and encourages concerned researchers and practitioners to consider the interaction between health, environmental factors, and personal factors. In this volume, contributing authors focus specifically on personal factors, adopting a strength-based approach derived from positive psychology. Various authors take a very detailed look at certain strengths generally considered personal factors, including optimism, self-determination, hope, resilience, and social support, all of which have been shown to predict more beneficial outcomes for those with disabilities. Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals.

• Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Michael L. Wehmeyer & Dana S. DunnChapter 2: Positive Psychology and Disability: Focusing on Intrapersonal StrengthsDana S. Dunn & Michael L. WehmeyerChapter 3: Disability Culture, Identity, and LanguageErin E. Andrews & Anjali J. Forber-PrattChapter 4: Moving Toward Well-Being: Positively Coping with and Adjusting to Chronic Illness and DisabilitySusan Miller Smedema, Yunzhen Huang, Hannah Fry, & Alexandra Kriofske MainellaChapter 5: Optimism: A Personal Factor for Promoting Functioning and Reducing Disability Kevin Rand & Mackenzie L. ShanahanChapter 6: Self-Determination as a Personal FactorMichael L. WehmeyerChapter 7: Individual and Interpersonal Aspects of Hope and People with Developmental DisabilitiesMalka Margalit, Tomer Schmidt-Barad, & Michal EinavChapter 8: Resilience, Disability, and Intrapersonal Factors Viewed through the Lens of Rehabilitation Psychology’s

Michael L. Wehmeyer is Ross and Marianna Beach Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas.Dana S. Dunn is professor of psychology at Moravian University.

People with disabilities are said to be the largest minority group in the US: 25 percent of American adults live with disabilities. This varied population includes people with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, deafness, AIDS, arthritis, intellectual disabilities, chronic pain, and more. Views of disability have evolved over time. Having shifted from an earlier medical model, which portrayed disabilities from a deficit perspective, the current model is a more sophisticated biopsychological one that permits focusing on the complex interactions between individuals and requires learning about less-obvious elements of disability. The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) incorporates this most-current model and encourages concerned researchers and practitioners to consider the interaction between health, environmental factors, and personal factors. In this volume, contributing authors focus specifically on personal factors, adopting a strength-based approach derived from positive psychology. Various authors take a very detailed look at certain strengths generally considered personal factors, including optimism, self-determination, hope, resilience, and social support, all of which have been shown to predict more beneficial outcomes for those with disabilities. Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals.

• Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Michael L. Wehmeyer & Dana S. DunnChapter 2: Positive Psychology and Disability: Focusing on Intrapersonal StrengthsDana S. Dunn & Michael L. WehmeyerChapter 3: Disability Culture, Identity, and LanguageErin E. Andrews & Anjali J. Forber-PrattChapter 4: Moving Toward Well-Being: Positively Coping with and Adjusting to Chronic Illness and DisabilitySusan Miller Smedema, Yunzhen Huang, Hannah Fry, & Alexandra Kriofske MainellaChapter 5: Optimism: A Personal Factor for Promoting Functioning and Reducing Disability Kevin Rand & Mackenzie L. ShanahanChapter 6: Self-Determination as a Personal FactorMichael L. WehmeyerChapter 7: Individual and Interpersonal Aspects of Hope and People with Developmental DisabilitiesMalka Margalit, Tomer Schmidt-Barad, & Michal EinavChapter 8: Resilience, Disability, and Intrapersonal Factors Viewed through the Lens of Rehabilitation Psychology’s