Sport and exercise psychology : the key concepts
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Sport and exercise psychology : the key concepts
（Routledge key guides）
Routledge, 2008
2nd ed
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Rev. ed of: Sport psychology, 2002
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Description
Now including exercise psychology terms for the first time in its second edition, Sport and Exercise Psychology: The Key Concepts offers a highly accessible introduction to this fascinating subject, its central theories and state-of-the-art research. Over 300 alphabetically-ordered entries cover such diverse terms as:
adherence
aggression
emotion
exercise dependence
home advantage
kinesiphobia
left-handedness
motivation
retirement
self-confidence.
Cross-referenced, with suggestions for further reading and a full index, this latest key guide contains invaluable advice on the psychology of sport and exercise. A comprehensive A-Z guide to a fast-moving field of inquiry, this book is an essential resource for scholars, coaches, trainers, journalists, competitors, exercisers; in fact anyone associated with sport and exercise.
Table of Contents
Anorexia Nervosa. Extreme Sports. Fear of Failure. Giftedness. Group Orientation. Focus. Halo Effect. Integrated Regulation. Kinesthesia. Metacognition. Motor Reaction. Self-Actualization. Trans-Gender. Yerkes-Dodson Law. Weight-Control. Yoga
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