Nicholas T. Gallucci

Sport Psychology (eBook, PDF)

Performance Enhancement, Performance Inhibition, Individuals, and Teams

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is an undergraduate textbook that provides a synthesis of the major topics in sport psychology, with an applied focus and an emphasis on achieving optimal performance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 688
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134641642
• Artikelnr.: 40143638

Autorenporträt

Nicholas T. Gallucci is a professor in the Department of Psychology 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.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. Introduction. 1. Introduction to Sport Psychology. 2. Motivation
for Sport and Achievement. 3. Exercise. Part 2. Performance Enhancement.
4. Optimal Levels of Anxiety, Intensity, or Arousal. 5. Pre-performance
Routines. 6. Mental Skills Training: Self-Talk, Concentration, Mental
Imagery. 7. Relaxation Training: Calming the Physiology. 8. Goals. 9. Goal
Orientation. 10. Self-efficacy and Sport Self-confidence. Part 3.
Performance Inhibition. 11. Choking Under Pressure and Anxiety and
Performance. 12. Self-handicapping. 13. Procrastination and Perfectionism.
14. Learned Helplessness. 15. Performance Inhibition Due to Personality
Factors. 16. Substance Abuse. 17. Burnout. 18. Sport Injuries. Part 4.
Individuals and Teams. 19. Gender and Sport. 20. Ethnic and Cultural
Differences and Sport Psychology. 21. Youth and Sport. 22. Leadership and
Coaching. 23. Team Cohesiveness.