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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783659703321

Autore

Nesti Mark <1959-, >

Titolo

Existential psychology and sport : theory and application / / Mark Nesti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-46147-X

0-203-59963-2

1-134-46148-8

1-280-05520-0

0-203-48343-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (157 p.)

Disciplina

796.01

Soggetti

Sports - Psychological aspects

Existential psychology

Phenomenological psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [128]-135) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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