1st Edition

Counselling Athletes: Applying Reversal Theory

By John Kerr Copyright 2002
176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

Reversal theory is an innovative psychological theory exploring human motivation, emotion and personality. This is the first book in the field to examine how reversal theory can be used by practitioners in applied sport psychology in their counselling work with athletes. Counselling Athletes explores the key elements of reversal theory, and comprehensively demonstrates how reversal theory can... Read more
Preface Acknowledgements 1. Getting Started with Reversal Theory 2. Recognising Athletes' Motivational States 3. Measuring Athletes' States and Dominance 4. Identifying Performance Motivation Problems 5. Counselling Athletes with Inappropriate Reversal Problems 6. Athletes Experiencing Stress 7. Reversal Inhibition and Inappropriate Strategies in Athletes 8. The Sport Psychologist and Eclectic Athlete Counselling

Biography

John Kerr

'I really like this book. Its clear, readable style, use of quotations, case studies, applied and academic content held my interest throughout. Kerr led us skilfully through increasingly complex concepts and applications.' - J. Thatcher, British Journal of Sports Medicine