The psychology of performance : how to be your best in life

Summary: Join a renowned clinical sport psychologist to learn mental tricks that will help you meet your goals.

Record details

ISBN: 9781501990281
ISBN: 1501990284
Physical Description: videodisc
4 videodiscs (12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Chantilly, Va.] : Teaching Company ; Prince Frederick, MD : [Distributed by] Recorded Books, 2017.

General Note:	Title from DVD container cover. "The Teaching Company." Course no. 16993. 24 lectures (30 min. each).
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Sport and performance psychology -- Deliberate practice: essential for experts -- How values and goals drive performance -- The benefits of mindfulness in performance -- When positive thinking doesn't work -- Acceptance and the willingness to feel -- Disc 2. Commitment means "no matter what" -- Finding internal motivation -- Using imagery to prepare for action -- Confidence and self-talk -- Developing focused attention -- Superstitions, rituals, and routines -- Disc 3. Peak performance: getting in the zone -- Performance anxiety and choking -- Being the perfect perfectionist -- Self-compassion for self-improvement -- Burnout and the need for recovery -- Pain tolerance and injury rehabilitation -- Disc 4. The dangerous pursuit of the ideal body -- Fan psychology, identification, and violence -- Four qualities of a successful team -- Talent: a developmental process -- How to be a great sport parent -- Aging athletes: competing and retiring.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lecturer, Clinical Sport Psychologist Eddie O'Connor, Ph. D.
System Details Note:	DVD.