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

• Autore: Nesti Mark <1959-, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (157 p.)
• Disciplina: 796.01
• Soggetto topico: Sports - Psychological aspects; Existential psychology; Phenomenological psychology
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Existential psychology and sport
• ISBN: 1-134-46147-X; 0-203-59963-2; 1-134-46148-8; 1-280-05520-0; 0-203-48343-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783659703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II