1st Edition

BIOS Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Psychology

By Dave Shaw, Trish Gorely, Rod Corban Copyright 2004
298 Pages
by Routledge

286 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Psychology provides concise coverage of sport and exercise psychology at the undergraduate level, and also covers the crucial basic psychology that underpins the subject. It has four main themes: theoretical approaches and research methods sport psychology at both the individual and group level of analysis exercise psychology practical applications... Read more

A. Introduction to psychology, sport and exercise. B. Cognition and motor behavior. C. Motivation. D. Moods and emotions. E. Individual differences. F. Interpersonal processes. G. Group processes. H. Psychological effects of physical activity. I. Motivation for physical activity: descriptive approaches. J. Theories and models of exercise behavior. K. Consultancy in sport and exercise psychology. L. Performance enhancement. M. Special issues. Further Reading. References. Index.

Biography

Rod Corban, Dave Shaw, Trish Gorely

"This is a comprehensive text in sport and exercise psychology, covering a range of topics… The comprehensiveness of this book represents one of its many positive features: I particularly enjoyed the applied aspects of this book." The Sport and Exercise Scientist