Mark Nesti

Existential Psychology and Sport

Theory and Application

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Produktbeschreibung

The existential approach described by Mark Nesti offers a radical alternative to the cognitive-behavioral model which informs most contemporary applied sports psychology. Whereas standard psychological models of athlete behavior would advocate appropriate "mental skills" training such as visualizing the perfect race to help an athlete overcome performance problems, the existential approach will refer to an athletes unique emotional world to find deeper causes of their limitation. These causes may be only very indirectly linked to the athletes sporting life. Existential sports psychology has gone out of phenomenological theory and existential philosophy. Mark Nesti's text is the first book to present an overview of this exciting approach. It contains case studies and a framework for psychologists to apply this approach to their work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 160mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9780415281423
• ISBN-10: 0415281423
• Artikelnr.: 21697286

Autorenporträt

Mark Nesti is Reader in Sport Psychology at York St John College, University of Leeds, UK. A BASES accredited sport psychologist since 1990, he has worked with numerous professional, elite and serious recreational sport performers mostly in football, tennis, skating, motor racing and cricket.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 - Principles, Ideas and Research Perspectives 1. Introduction:
Existential and Humanistic Psychology 2. Existential-Phenomenological
Psychology 3. Phenomenology 4. Anxiety and Sport Part 2 - Professional
Practice Issues and Existential Counseling in Sport 5. Existential
Counseling in Sport Psychology 6. Professional Team Sport 7. Ethical Issues
in Existential Practice 8. To Be Or Not To Be... an Existential Sport
Psychologist.