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A beginning text for students in physical education and psychology, incorporating bandw photos, sidebars, anecdotes and case studies, chapter summaries, and review questions in material on personality and sport, motivation, gender issues, group processes, communication, enhancing performance and health, and children's psychological development through sport. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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• To the Instructor
• To the Student
• Acknowledgments
• Part I Beginning Your Journey
• Chapter 1 Welcome to Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Defining Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Specializing in Sport Psychology
• Distinguishing Between Two Specialties
• Reviewing the History of Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Focusing on Sport and Exercise Psychology Around the World
• Bridging Science and Practice
• Choosing From Many Sport and Exercise Psychology Orientations
• Understanding Present and Future Trends
• Part II Learning About Participants
• Chapter 2 Personality and Sport
• Defining Personality
• Understanding Personality Structure
• Studying Personality from Five Viewpoints
• Measuring Personality
• Using Psychological Measures
• Focusing on Personality Research
• Examining Cognitive Strategies and Success
• Identifying Your Role in Understanding Personality
• Chapter 3 Motivation
• Defining Motivation
• Reviewing Three Approaches to Motivation
• Building Motivation With Five Guidelines
• Developing a Realistic View of Motivation
• Understanding Achievement Motivation and Competitiveness
• Identifying Four Theories of Achievement Motivation
• Developing Achievement Motivation and Competitiveness
• Using Achievement Motivation in Professional Practice
• Chapter 4 Arousal, Stress, and Anxiety
• Defining Arousal and Anxiety
• Measuring Arousal and Anxiety
• Defining Stress and Understanding the Stress Process
• Identifying Sources of Stress and Anxiety
• Connecting Arousal and Anxiety to Performance
• Applying Knowledge to Professional Practice
• Part III Understanding Sport and Exercise Environments
• Chapter 5 Competition and Cooperation
• Defining Competition and Cooperation
• Viewing Competition As a Process
• Reviewing Studies of Competition and Cooperation
• Determining Whether Competition Is Good or Bad
• Enhancing Cooperation
• Chapter 6 Feedback, Reinforcement, and Intrinsic Motivation
• Principles of Reinforcement
• Approaches to Influencing Behavior
• Guidelines for Using Positive Reinforcement
• Guidelines to Using Punishment
• Behavior Modification in Sport
• Intrinsic Motivation and Extrinsic Rewards
• Cognitive Evaluation Theory
• How Extrinsic Rewards Affect Intrinsic Motivation in Sport
• Strategies for Increasing Intrinsic Motivation
• Flow-A Special Case of Intrinsic Motivation
• Part IV Focusing on Group Processes
• Chapter 7 Group and Team Dynamics
• Recognizing the Difference Between Groups and Teams
• Identifying Three Theories of Group Development
• Understanding Group Structure
• Creating an Effective Team Climate
• Maximizing Individual Performance in Team Sports
• Chapter 8 Group Cohesion
• Definition of Cohesion
• Conceptual Model of Cohesion
• Tools for Measuring Cohesion
• Relationship Between Cohesion and Performance
• Other Factors Associated With Cohesion
• Strategies for Enhancing Cohesion
• Guidelines for Building Team Cohesion
• Chapter 9 Leadership
• Definition of Leadership
• Approaches to Studying Leadership
• Sport-Oriented Interactional Approaches to Leadership
• Research on the Multidimensional Model of Sport Leadership
• Four Components of Effective Leadership
• Chapter 10 Communication
• Understanding the Communication Process
• Sending Messages Effectively
• Receiving Messages Effectively
• Recognizing Breakdowns in Communication
• Improving Communication
• Dealing With Confrontation
• Delivering Constructive Criticism
• Part V Improving Performance
• Chapter 11 Introduction to Psychological Skills Training
• What Psychological Skills Training Entails
• Why PST Is Important
• Why Sport and Exercise Participants Neglect PST
• Myths About PST
• PST Knowledge Base
• PST Effectiveness
• Three Phases of PST Programs
• Self-Regulation: The Ultimate Goal of PST
• Who Should Conduct PST Programs
• When to Implement a PST Program
• PST Program Development
• Common Problems in Implementing PST Programs
• Chapter 12 Arousal Regulation
• Increasing Self-Awareness of Arousal
• Using Anxiety Reduction Techniques
• Exploring the Matching Hypothesis
• Coping With Adversity
• Using Arousal-Inducing Techniques
• Chapter 13 Imagery
• What Imagery Is
• Evidence of Imagery's Effectiveness
• Imagery in Sport: Where, What, When, and Why
• Factors Affecting the Effectiveness of Imagery
• How Imagery Works
• Uses of Imagery
• Keys to Effective Imagery
• How to Develop an Imagery Training Program
• When to Use Imagery
• Chapter 14 Self-Confidence
• Defining Self-Confidence
• Understanding How Expectations Influence Performance
• Examining Self-Efficacy Theory
• Assessing Self-Confidence
• Building Self-Confidence
• Chapter 15 Goal Setting
• Definition of Goals
• Effectiveness of Goal Setting
• Principles of Goal Setting
• Development of Group Goals
• Design of a Goal-Setting System
• Common Problems in Goal Setting
• Chapter 16 Concentration
• Defining Concentration
• Explaining Attentional Focus: Three Processes
• Connecting Concentration to Optimal Performance
• Identifying Types of Attentional Focus
• Recognizing Attentional Problems
• Using Self-Talk to Enhance Concentration
• Assessing Attentional Skills
• Improving Concentration
• Part VI Enhancing Health and Well-Being
• Chapter 17 Exercise and Psychological Well-Being
• Reducing Anxiety and Depression With Exercise
• Enhancing Mood With Exercise
• Understanding Exercise's Effect on Psychological Well-Being
• Changing Personality and Cognitive Functioning With Exercise
• Enhancing Quality of Life With Exercise
• Examining the Runner's High
• Using Exercise As an Adjunct to Therapy
• Chapter 18 Exercise Behavior and Adherence
• Reasons to Exercise
• Reasons for Not Exercising
• Problem of Exercise Adherence
• Theories and Models of Exercise Behavior
• Determinants of Exercise Adherence
• Settings for Exercise Interventions
• Strategies for Enhancing Adherence to Exercise
• Guidelines for Improving Exercise Adherence
• Chapter 19 Athletic Injuries and Psychology
• Psychological Factors in Athletic Injuries
• How Injuries Happen
• Relationship Between Stress and Injury
• Psychological Reactions to Exercise and Athletic Injuries
• Role of Sport Psychology in Injury Rehabilitation
• Chapter 20 Addictive and Unhealthy Behaviors
• Eating Disorders
• Substance Abuse
• Addiction to Exercise
• Compulsive Gambling: An Odds-On Favorite for Trouble
• Chapter 21 Burnout and Overtraining
• Definitions of Overtraining, Staleness, and Burnout
• Frequency of Overtraining, Staleness, and Burnout
• Models of Burnout
• Factors Leading to Athlete Overtraining and Burnout
• Symptoms of Overtraining and Burnout
• Ways to Measure Burnout
• Burnout in Sport Professionals
• Treatment and Prevention of Burnout
• Part VII Facilitating Psychological Development Through Sport
• Chapter 22 Children and Sport Psychology
• Importance of Studying the Psychology of Young Athletes
• Children's Reasons for Participation and Nonparticipation
• Role of Friends in Youth Sport
• Stress and Burnout in Children's Competitive Sport
• Effective Coaching Practices for Young Athletes
• Role of Parents
• Chapter 23 Aggression in Sport
• Defining Aggression
• Understanding the Causes of Aggression
• Examining Aggression in Sport: Special Considerations
• Applying Knowledge to Professional Practice
• Chapter 24 Character Development and Good Sporting Behavior
• Defining Character, Fair Play, and Good Sporting Behavior
• Developing Character and Good Sporting Behavior: Three Approaches
• Examining Moral Development Research
• Understanding Connection Between Moral Reasoning and Moral Behavior
• Studying Connection Between Character Development and Physical Activity
• Guiding Practice in Character Development
• Continuing Your Journey
• References
• Index
• About the Authors