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This article needs considerable work. first of all it needs his basic biography and education. and positions. Then, it needs not just a description ofwhat he did, but a description based on sources . His major papers need to be listed, and the number of citations they have received given. DGG ( talk ) 01:51, 22 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Shane Lopez has passed

Please note - he died this past weekend: http://www.gallup.com/seniorscientists/177230/shane-lopez.aspx

I'm not familiar enough with Wikipedia to know what this implies for this page. I just wanted to let people know.

69.158.130.38 (talk) 00:19, 26 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Quotes from Lopez' best-selling book Making Hope Happen: “The future will be better than the present. I have the power to make it so. The first belief comes naturally to us.” ― Shane J. Lopez, Making Hope Happen: Create the Future You Want for Yourself and Others

“Hope matters. Hope is a choice. Hope can be learned. Hope can be shared with others.” ― Shane J. Lopez, Making Hope Happen: Create the Future You Want for Yourself and Others

In this book Making Hope Happen, Lopez's main case is of John, who is depressed and suicidal. Lopez routinely claims that he addresses his suicide: "I was trained to use cognitive therapy for depression. In cases where a client is thinking about suicide, I provide support and compassion while examining the thoughts and feelings associated with suicidal ideation" (p. 226). Lopez claims that his work released John of both depression and suicide, especially citing his study in which he suggested that "of the hapless group, 29 percent had died compared to only 11 percent of the hopeful participants. There were no cases of suicide, but 25 participants died of cancer, and another 25 from heart disease... compared with 2.8 percent of the hopeful." (pp. 60-61).

In his edited and highly promoted volume Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology (edited by Lopez), claims are made "It is commonly assumed that depression is the best indicator of suicide risk. But pessimism is actually a stronger predicted of this act, the ultimate disengagement from life" - the book is dedicated to claiming that individuals can be taught to be un-pessimistic.

Death

Shane Lopez died by suicide. It was suggested he died from cancer which is not accurate. Two of his colleagues died of cancer (Snyder and Higgins). Shane did not. 2600:100A:B01B:5EEF:4925:9830:5910:F652 (talk) 03:35, 6 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]