Sport Psychology, 2nd Edition (9781848729780)-Test Bank

Sport Psychology, 2nd Edition supplies a synthesis of the foremost subjects in sport psychology with an utilized focus and an emphasis on attaining optimum efficiency. After exploring the historical past of sport psychology, human motivation, and the function of train, there are three principal sections to the textual content: Efficiency Enhancement, Efficiency Inhibition, and People and Groups. The primary of those sections covers subjects corresponding to nervousness, routines, psychological imagery, self-talk, enhancing focus, leisure, targets, and self-confidence. The part on Efficiency Inhibition contains chapters on choking beneath strain, self-handicapping, procrastination, perfectionism, helplessness, substance abuse, and disruptive character components.   Whereas a lot of the data introduced is universally relevant, particular person variations based mostly on gender, ethnicity, age, and motivation are emphasised within the concluding part on People and Groups. All through, there are case research of well-known athletes from a wide range of sports activities as an instance subjects which are being explored.