Handbook of Sport Psychology, 3rd ed. by Tenenbaum, GershonCall Number: REF GV706.4 .H37 2007
ISBN: 9780471738114
Publication Date: 2007
Seventy-nine international academics, researchers, and practitioners contribute 39 chapters to a resource text for students, educators, and psychologists concerned with optimizing human performance and improving health and well-being. Topics addressed including motivation, emotion, and psychophysiology; social perspectives; sport expertise; interventions and performance enhancement; exercise and health psychology; life span development; measurement and methodological issues; gender and cultural diversity; athletes with disabilities; and alcohol and drug use among athletes. The text has been updated throughout to reflect new research and its impact on teaching and clinical applications since publication of the second edition; specific revisions to the text are not stated. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR