Foundations of sport and exercise psychology
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Foundations of sport and exercise psychology
Human Kinetics, c2003
3rd ed
Available at 18 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Previous ed., copyrighted: 1995 & 1999
Includes bibliographical references (p. 546-576) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book aims to provide students and professionals with a comprehensive array of information that bridges the gap between research and practice while explaining basic concepts and principles. The book demonstrates how sport and exercise psychology concepts and principles can be applied to counselling, teaching, coaching, sports medicine and fitness instruction. Practical examples, case studies and anecdotes help readers to understand different theories. Concepts and research, along with in-depth questions at the end of each chapter, guide readers from research to practice and enable critical thinking.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Getting started: welcome to sport and exercise psychology. Part 2 Understanding participants: personality and sport
- motivation
- arousal, stress and anxiety. Part 3 Understanding sport and exercise environments: competition and cooperation
- feedback, reinforcement and intrinsic motivation. Part 4 Understanding group processes: group and team dynamics
- group cohesion
- leadership
- communication. Part 5 Enhancing performance: introduction to psychological skills training
- arousal regulation
- imagery
- self-confidence
- goal setting
- concentration. Part 6 Enhancing health and well-being: exercise and psychological well-being
- exercise behavior and adherence
- athletic injuries and psychology
- addictive and unhealthy behaviors
- burnout and overtraining. Part 7 Facilitating psychological growth and development: children's psychological development through sport
- aggression in sport
- character development and sportspersonship.
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