Performance psychology in action
Subtitle: a casebook for working with athletes, performing artists, business leaders, and professionals in high-risk occupations
By: edited by Kate F. Hays.
Contributors: Hays, Kate F.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9781433804434
Subjects: Attitude (Psychology); Performance
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Hays; title: Mental attributes for peak performance; title: The canon of psychological skills for enhancing performance / Andersen; title: Emotional intelligence / McCann; title: Confidence / Gould; title: Mental preparation, memorization, and improvisation / Foster, Lloyd & Kamin; title: Performance challenges; title: Performance anxiety / Hays; title: Audition anxiety / Grand; title: Working with perfection / Mainwaring; title: Competition / Balague; title: Performance-related consequences; title: Eating disorders / Cogan; title: Isolation / Murphy; title: Overtraining, burnout, injury, and retirement / Peterson; title: The consultant and the system; title: Adolescent performers and the family system / Hankes; title: Team leadership / Weinberg; title: Hierarchical public safety organizations / Scalora; title: The consultant as a performer / Brown.