Sport and exercise psychology : the key concepts /

Cashmore, Ellis.

Sport and exercise psychology : the key concepts / Ellis Cashmore. - 2nd ed. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2008. - xiii, 513 pages ; 22 cm. - Routledge key guides . - Routledge key guides. .

Revised edition of: Sport psychology. 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"Now including exercise psychology terms for the first time in its new edition, Sport and Exercise Psychology: The Key Concepts offers a highly accessible introduction to this subject, its central theories and state-of-the-art research. Over 300 alphabetically-ordered entries cover diverse terms." "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."--Jacket.

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Sports--Psychological aspects--Encyclopedias.
Exercise--Psychological aspects--Encyclopedias.

REF GV 706.4 / .C39 2008