Existential Psychology and Sport : Theory and Application


Mark. Nesti
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2013.
Omfang
1 online resource (157 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Existential Psychology and Sport: Theory and application; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Existential psychology: Principles, ideas and research perspectives; 1 Introduction: Existential and humanistic psychology; 2 Existential-phenomenological psychology: Ideas and relevance to sport; 3 Phenomenology: Methodology and methods; 4 Anxiety and sport: An existential-phenomenological approach; Part II Application of existential sport psychology: Professional practice issues and existential counselling in sport. - 5 Existential counselling in sport psychology: Engaging in the encounter6 Professional team sport: Operating within an existential framework; 7 Ethical issues in existential practice: Authentic values and personal responsibility; 8 To be or not to be . . . . . . an existential sport psychologist?; References; Index. - Increasing numbers of professional teams and athletes look for assistance with the psychological factors of their performance, and there exists a growing body of professional sport psychologists ready to provide support. Despite this, it seems at times there remains a significant gap between the real needs of sport performers and what is delivered by traditional sport psychology. The existential approach described by Mark Nesti offers a radical alternative to the cognitive and cognitive-behavioural approaches that have dominated sport psychology, and represents the first systematic a
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Existential psychology
Phenomenological psychology
Sports - Psychological aspects
Recreation & Sports
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0415281423. - 0415393248

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