Stress in College Athletics
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7890-0935-7 (ISBN)
Using coping techniques, such as physical exercise (other than the sport you play), recreational activities, muscle relaxation, biofeedback, and meditation
Doing things for others and looking to your own spirituality in order to alleviate anxiety
Eliminating factors such as fatigue and inferior health in order to avoid the negative emotions of jealousy, fear, and anger that can lead to tension and anxiety
Learning how to relieve stress in your immediate environment (on the sidelines, in the audience, or during a test) through simple, effective, and inconspicuous exercises
Adapting procedures for self-modification of behavior, such as identifying a behavior you want to change, thinking about the result of that behavior and how often it occurs, and reforming that conduct
Through practical research, theories about stress and its causes and effects, and insight from peers, this excellent resource offers suggestions for further inquiry in the field of college athletics and stress. Complete and thorough, Stress in College Athletics will provide you with the necessary tools to help you create a personal stress management system that will improve your well-being in and out of the athletic forum.
Stevens, Robert E; Loudon, David L; Yow, Deborah A; Bowden, William W; Humphrey, James H
Contents Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Understanding Stress
The Meaning of Stress and Related Terms
Theories of Stress
Reactions to Stress
Classifications of Stress
Causes of Stress
Effects of Stress
Chapter 2. Perceptions of Stress in College Athletics
Perceptions of Coaches
Perceptions of Athletic Directors
Perceptions of Athletes
Summary
Chapter 3. Stress Among College Athletes
Gender Differences
Causes of Stress Among College Athletes
Consequences of Stress Among Athletes
Coping with Stress Among Athletes
Chapter 4. Stress Among Coaches and Athletic Directors
Stress Among Coaches
Stress Among Athletic Directors
Chapter 5. Dealing with Emotions in College Athletics
Factors Related to Emotional Stability
Emotional Reactivity of Coaches Under the Stress of Competition
Opportunities for the Development of Emotional Stability in the Athletics Environment
Evaluating Influences of the Environment on the Development of Emotional Stability
Emotionally Healthy Persons
Chapter 6. A Healthful Stress-Management Lifestyle
The Meaning of Health
A Lifestyle that Encompasses the Health and Fitness Triangle
Chapter 7. Reducing Stress Through Relaxation
The Meaning of Relaxation
Progressive Relaxation
The Quieting Reflex
Mental Practice and Imagery in Relaxation
Chapter 8. Reducing Stress Through Meditation
Types of Meditation
A Procedure for Meditating
Scientific Evidence Supporting the Benefits of Mediation
Chapter 9. Reducing Stress Through Biofeedback
The Meaning of Biofeedback
Biofeedback Instrumentation
Chapter 10. Reducing Stress Through Self-Modification of Behavior
Toward an Understanding of Self
Self Concerns That Can Induce Stress
Processes of Behavioral Adjustment
Some General Procedures for Self-Modification of Behavior
Systematic Self-Desensitization
Afterword
Notes
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.5.2000 |
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Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 370 g |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete |
ISBN-10 | 0-7890-0935-8 / 0789009358 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7890-0935-7 / 9780789009357 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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