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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451726503321

Titolo

Psychoneuroendocrinology of sport and exercise : foundations, markers, trends / / edited by Felix Ehrlenspiel and Katharina Strahler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-47991-0

0-203-13374-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in sport and exercise science

Altri autori (Persone)

EhrlenspielFelix

StrahlerKatharina

Disciplina

612.405

613.7/1

613.71

Soggetti

Sports

Exercise

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Psychoneuroendocrinology of Sport and Exercise; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Foundations of a psychoneuroendocrinology of sport and exercise: Katharina Strahler and Felix Ehrlenspiel; 1. Introduction: Felix Ehrlenspiel and Katharina Strahler; 2. Foundations in psychoneuroendocrinology: Jana Strahler and Elisabeth Klumbies; Part II: Markers: Katharina Strahler and Felix Ehrlenspiel; 3. Cortisol: Ferran Suay and Alicia Salvador; 4. Testosterone: Claudia Windisch, Mirko Wegner and Henning Budde

5. Catecholamines: Martin Schönfelder, Thorsten Schulz and Jana Strahler6. Salivary alpha-amylase: Jana Strahler; Part III: Research trends: Katharina Strahler and Felix Ehrlenspiel; 7. The psychoneuroendocrine response to sports competition: Edith Filaire; 8. Physical activity and psychophysiological stress reactivity: Ulrike Rimmele; 9. Spectators' physiological responses to sport events: Silvan Steiner; 10. Staleness and the overtraining syndrome Ferran Suay; Index



Sommario/riassunto

"Psychoneuroendocrinology is the study of the interaction between hormones, the brain and human behaviour. This is the first book to examine psychoneuroendocrinology in the context of sport and exercise, offering a comprehensive review of current research and assessment techniques and highlighting directions for future research. The book explores the bidirectional links between hormones and behaviour, and draws important conclusions for how their study will aid in the understanding of the bidirectional link between sport and behaviour, that is central to the psychology of sport and exercise. It presents the key hormones that underpin behaviour in a sporting context, including the description of their physiologic mechanisms and behavioural effects. The book reports benchmark standards for the assessment and analysis of hormonal influences of behaviour in sport, and examines practical issues and contexts such as emotional state (anxiety, for example), overtraining and stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology in Sport and Exercise is a breakthrough text that will be of interest to all advanced students and researchers working in the psychology and physiology of sport and exercise"--