Sport Psychology - Brossura

Cox, Richard

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0071106421 ISBN 13: 9780071106429

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2006

Riassunto

This new edition provides students with a solid foundation in the concepts of sport and exercise psychology and their application in exercise and sport settings. New texts now come packaged with PowerWeb: Health & Human Performance!

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L'autore:

Richard H. Cox received his PhD in Sport Psychology and Motor Learning from the University of Oregon in 1973 and his Master's and undergraduate degrees from Brigham Young University in 1967 and 1968. Widely published in the areas of sport psychology, exercise psychology, and motor learning, Dr. Cox was a faculty member at Kansas State University for 12 years, Ball State University for 4 years, and is now in his 15th year at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he has served as chair of the Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences and chair of the Department of Education, School and Counseling Psychology and Director of the Sport Psychology program in Counseling Psychology. Dr. Cox is a Fellow in the Research Consortium of the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and a Certified Consultant in the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology.

Contenuti:

Part 1 Introduction

1 Introduction to Sport Psychology

Part 2 Motivation of the Athlete

2 Motivation and Self-confidence in Sport

3 Goal Perpective in Sport

4 Attribution in Sport

5 Developing Intrinsic Motivation

6 Goal Setting in Sport

7 Youth Sports

Part 3 Arousal, Attention and Personality of the Athlete

8 Neurophysiology of Arousal

9 Attention and Concentration in Sport

10 Personality of the Athlete

Part 4 Situational Factors Related to Anxiety and Mood

11 Mood State and Athletic Performance

12 Anxiety, Arousal and Stress Relationships

13 Alternatives to Inverted-U Theory

Part 5 Cognitive and Behavioral Interventions

14 Coping Strategies in Sport

15 Relaxation Strategies in Sport

16 Arousal Energizing Strategies in Sport

17 Imagery and Sport Performance

18 Role of Hypnosis in Sport

19 Psychological Skills Training

Part 6 Social Psychology of Sport and Exercise

20 Agression and Violence in Sport

21 Audience and Crowd Effects in Sport

22 Team Cohesion in Sport

23 Leadership in Sport

Part 7 Psychobiology of Sport and Exercise

24 Exercise Psychology

25 Overtraining and Burnout

26 Psychology of Athletic Injuries

27 Drug Abuse in Sport and Exercise

Author Index

Subject Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0071106421
• ISBN 13: 9780071106429
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 6
• Numero di pagine: 532