Foreword: Why Star Wars matters / Carrie Goldman

Introduction: Lights in the dark side / Travis Langley

Part one: Tales (1. The good, the bad, and the scruffy: can we define good and evil? / Travis Langley ; 2. So you want to be a Jedi? learning the ways of the force through acceptance and commitment therapy / Jenna Busch, Janina Scarlet ; 3. From phantom menace to phantom limbs: amputation, neuroprosthetics, and Darth Vader's brain / E. Paul Zehr ; 4. A discussion with Darth Maul: Sam Witwer interview on the antithesis of self-actualization / Jenna Busch, Travis Langley

Force files: An ocean far away: I. Openness versus closedness / Travis Langley)

Part two: Kinds (5. Droids, minds, and why we care / Jim Davies ; 6. Grief and masculinity: Anakin the man / Billy San Juan ; 7. The intergalactic guides to girls and gender psychology / Elizabeth A. Kus, Janina Scarlet ; 8. The force of relationships, tie strength in Star Wars / Jennifer Golbeck

Force files: An ocean far away: II. Conscientiousness versus recklessness / Travis Langley)

Part three: Journeys (9. These archetypes you're looking for / Alex Langley ; 10. Feel the force: Jung's theory of individuation and the Jedi path / Laura Vecchiolla ; 11. A distressing damsel: Leia's heroic journey / Mara Wood ; 12. Faith and the force: Star Wars and the psychology of religion / Clay Routledge ; Force files: An ocean far away: III. Extraversion versus introversion / Travis Langley)

Part four (13. Explaining the empire: why good people do bad things / Colt J. Blunt ; 14. Lando's choice: anatomy of a moral dilemma / Jay Scarlet ; 15. Anxiety disorder's need for imperial control: was Darth Vader evil or scared? / Frank Gaskill ; 16. The Skywalker way: values in the light and dark / Janina Scarlet ; Force files: An ocean far away: IV. Agreeableness versus disagreeableness / Travis Langley)

Part five: Awakenings (17. Samurai, Star Wars, and underdogs / Jonathan Hetterly ; 18. Yoda: little big mentor / Craig Pohlman ; 19. A symphony of psychology: the music of Star Wars / Jim Davies, Joe Kraemer ; 20. Shooting, striking, returning: the universes in our heads / Donald F. Glut, Travis Langley

Force files: An ocean far away: V. Neuroticism versus emotional stability / Travis Langley)

Final word: never our last hope / Travis Langley