Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Mental Health (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Ekkekakis, Panteleimon

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Mental Health offers the most comprehensive review of the research evidence on the effects of physical activity on multiple facets of mental health. This volume presents a balanced assessment of the research evidence, highlights important directions for future work, and draws clear links b

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 600
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000950557
• Artikelnr.: 68030297

Autorenporträt

Panteleimon Ekkekakis is an Associate Professor at the Department of Kinesiology, Iowa State University, USA. His research focuses on the affective responses to physical activity of different levels of intensity, as well as the cognitive and physiological factors that influence these responses. His publications span the areas of affective psychology, psychometrics, personality and individual differences, psychophysiology, health psychology, behavioural and preventive medicine, applied physiology, and exercise science. He is also an elected fellow of the American College of Sports medicine.

Inhaltsangabe

Physical Activity as a Mental Health Intervention in the Era of Managed
Care: A Rationale Section 1: The Physical Activity 'Feel Good' Effect 1.
Pleasure from the Exercising Body: Two centuries of changing outlooks in
psychological thought 2. Physical Activity and Reward: The role of
endogenous opioids 3. Physical Activity Feel-Good Effect: The role of
endocannabinoids 4. Physical Activity and Reward: The role of dopamine
Section 2: Anxiety Disorders 5. The Relationship Between Physical Activity
and Anxiety and its Disorders 6. Mechanisms Underlying the Relationship
Between Physical Activity and Anxiety: Human data 7. Mechanisms Underlying
the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Anxiety: Animal data
Section 3: Depression and Mood Disorders 8. Exercise and Physical Activity
in the Prevention and Treatment of Depression 9. Potential Psychological
Mechanisms Underlying the Exercise and Depression Relationship 10. The
Neurobiology of Depression and Physical Exercise Section 4:
Self-Perceptions and Self-Evaluations 11. Physical Activity and
Self-Perceptions Among Children and Adolescents 12. Physical Activity and
Self-Perceptions Among Adults 13. Identities, Schemas and Definitions: How
aspects of the self influence exercise behavior 14. Physical Activity and
Personal Agency: Self-efficacy as a determinant, consequence, and mediator
15. Physical Activity and Body Image Section 5: Cognitive Function across
the Lifespan 16. Physical Activity: Relations with children's cognitive and
academic performance 17. Exercise Effects on Brain and Cognition in Older
Adults 18. Physical Activity, Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia 19.
Exercise and Cognitive Function: Neurobiological mechanisms Section 6:
Psychosocial Stress 20. Physical Activity, Stress Reactivity, and
Stress-Mediated Pathophysiology 21. Impact of Physical Activity on Diurnal
Rhythms: A potential mechanism for exercise-induced stress resistance and
resilience 22. Physical Activity and Stress: Peripheral physiological
adaptations 23. Physical Activity, Stress, and Immune Function Section 7:
Pain 24. The Interaction of Musculoskeletal Pain and Physical Activity:
Human studies 25. Effects of Physical Activity on Laboratory Pain: Studies
on animals 26. Effects of Acute and Chronic Physical Activity on Chronic
Pain Conditions 27. Physical Activity and Pain: Neurobiological mechanisms
Section 8: Energy and Fatigue 28. Effect of Acute and Regular Aerobic
Physical Activity on Positive Activated Affect 29. Physical Activity and
Feelings of Fatigue 30. Tired of Being Sedentary: Physical activity as a
treatment goal in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome Section 9:
Addictions 31. Physical Activity as an Aid in Smoking Cessation 32.
Physical Activity and Alcohol and Drug Use Disorders 33. The Neurobiology
of Exercise and Drug-Seeking Behavior Section 10: Quality of Life in
Special Populations 34. Role of Physical Activity in Older Adults' Quality
of Life 35. Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Cardiovascular and
Pulmonary Diseases 36. Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Cancer
Survivors 37. Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis
38. Exercise and Quality of Life in Schizophrenia Postscript