Sport and Exercise Psychology: The Key Concepts

TRAMA

New second edition of this A-Z guide, including terms from the field of Exercise Psychology to reflect how the subject is now taught at introductory undergraduate level.

NOTE EDITORE

Now including exercise psychology terms for the first time in itssecond edition, Sport and Exercise Psychology: The Key Concepts offers a highly accessible introduction to this fascinating subject, its central theories and state-of-the-art research. Over 300 alphabetically-ordered entries cover such diverse terms as: adherence aggression emotion exercise dependence home advantage kinesiphobia left-handedness motivation retirement self-confidence. Cross-referenced, with suggestions for further reading and a full index, this latest key guide contains invaluable advice on the psychology of sport and exercise. A comprehensive A-Z guide to a fast-moving field of inquiry, this book is an essential resource for scholars, coaches, trainers, journalists, competitors, exercisers; in fact anyone associated with sport and exercise.

SOMMARIO

Anorexia Nervosa. Extreme Sports. Fear of Failure. Giftedness. Group Orientation. Focus. Halo Effect. Integrated Regulation. Kinesthesia. Metacognition. Motor Reaction. Self-Actualization. Trans-Gender. Yerkes-Dodson Law. Weight-Control. Yoga

AUTORE

Ellis Cashmore

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780415438667
• Collana: Routledge Key Guides
• Dimensioni: 8.5 x 5.5 in Ø 1.25 lb
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 514
• Pagine Romane: xiv