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Sport Psychology - Nicholas T. Gallucci

Sport Psychology

Performance Enhancement, Performance Inhibition, Individuals, and Teams
Buch | Softcover
592 Seiten
2008
Psychology Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84169-486-3 (ISBN)
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Offers a synthesis of various topics in sport psychology with an applied focus and an emphasis on achieving optimal performance. This book features three main sections: Performance Enhancement; Performance Inhibition; and, Individuals and Teams. It includes case studies, and is supported by a CD-ROM of instructor resources.
Sport Psychology is a senior undergraduate textbook that provides a synthesis of the major topics in sport psychology with an applied focus and an emphasis on achieving optimal performance.


After the introductory chapters, there are three main sections to the text: Performance Enhancement covers topics such as anxiety, routines, mental imagery, self-talk, concentration, relaxation, goals, and self-confidence.


The section on Performance Inhibition includes chapters on choking under pressure, self-handicapping, procrastination, perfectionism, substance abuse, burnout, and injury.


While much of the information presented is universally applicable, individual differences based on gender, ethnicity, age, and motivation are emphasized in the concluding section on Individuals and Teams.


Throughout, there are case studies of well-known athletes from a variety of sports to illustrate topics that are being explore.


Online teaching resources are available to qualifying instructors.

Nicholas T. Gallucci is a professor and the chair of the Psychology Department at Western Connecticut State University. He received MA and PhD degrees in psychology at the University of Louisville, and a BA in psychology at Vanderbilt University. His research concerns personality and sport performance, and exercise and weight loss. He enjoys running, played intercollegiate soccer at Vanderbilt, and is a member of the St. Xavier High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

Part 1. Introduction. 1. Introduction to Sport Psychology. 2. Motivation for Sport and Achievement. Part 2. Performance Enhancement. 3. Optimal Levels of Anxiety, Intensity, or Arousal. 4. Pre-performance Routines. 5. Mental Skills Training: Self-Talk, Concentration, Mental Imagery. 6. Relaxation Training: Calming the Physiology. 7. Goals. 8. Goal Orientation. 9. Self-efficacy and Sport Self-confidence. Part 3. Performance Inhibition. 10. Choking Under Pressure and Anxiety and Performance. 11. Self-handicapping. 12. Procrastination and Perfectionism. 13. Learned Helplessness. 14. Performance Inhibition Due to Personality Factors. 15. Substance Abuse. 16. Burnout. 17. Athletic Injuries. Part 4. Individuals and Teams. 18. Gender and Sport. 19. Ethnic and Cultural Differences and Sport Psychology. 20. Youth and Sport. 21. Leadership and Coaching. 22. Team Cohesiveness.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.1.2008
Zusatzinfo 8 Line drawings, black and white; 31 Halftones, black and white; 5 Tables, black and white; 39 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort Hove
Sprache englisch
Gewicht 953 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie
Weitere Fachgebiete Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10 1-84169-486-X / 184169486X
ISBN-13 978-1-84169-486-3 / 9781841694863
Zustand Neuware
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