t can be used in the clinical setting to increase hope begin with an admission of its important role (p.21).
Peterson (2000) as well as Karren, Hafen, Smith and Frandsen (2001) relate the notion of ôcontrolö to both optimism and hope. In this regard, the authors note that both hope and optimism can operate to increase control by functioning to assist people to cope with ill health. In other words, hope and optimism foster control by fostering coping ability. Moreover, optimism and hope are also said to help people ôtake controlö over their physical condition by motivating them to engage in healthful and preventative health behaviors such as adhering to treatment regimes, utilizing available resources, and so forth.
Optimism, Hope, and Control: Review of the Literature
There has, in the last decade, been considerable research accomplished in relation to exploring for the general effects of optimism, hope and their relationship to control. For example in some recent research, Scioli, Chamberlin, Samor, Lapointe, Campbell, MacLeod, and McLenon
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