| Description |
xi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: 14.Mental toughness and the world of work -- The most valuable outcomes for mental toughness activity -- Applications in the workplace -- 15.Mental toughness and team working -- Organization development and culture -- Team working behaviour and individual mental toughness -- Developing team toughness -- 16.The world of work - a case study from a major call centre -- Introduction -- Participants -- Training sessions - the core interventions -- The results -- 17.Mental toughness in sport -- 18.Health and social factors relating to mental toughness -- Mental toughness and health -- Social responsibility and mental toughness -- Summary -- 19.Coaching for mental toughness -- Mental toughness -- Coaching for professional development -- Evidence-based research -- Coaching for mental toughness -- The directive to non-directive spectrum -- Coaching for mental toughness: an integrated approach -- The what-ifs: some tips -- Conclusion -- |
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Contents note continued: 20.Fatigue and mental toughness -- What is fatigue and why is it important? -- How does mental toughness impact on the development of fatigue? -- Understanding your own process of fatigue: three recommendations for action -- 21.Can mental toughness be developed? Psychologist/practitioner perspective -- Introduction -- The psychologist's perspective -- A practitioner's perspective -- 22.Positive thinking -- Making affirmations -- Turning negatives into positives -- 23.Visualization -- Visualizing success -- Guided imagery -- A psychological context of confidence development -- Positive psychology and mental toughness -- 24.Relaxation: A physiotherapist's perspective -- Learning the technique -- A systematic approach -- The role of fitness -- The role of diet -- Biofeedback -- 25.Attentional control -- Understanding attentional control -- Attentional control and mental toughness -- Some simple tips, tools and techniques that work -- |
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Contents note continued: Interruptions and distractions 255 Conclusions -- 26.Goal setting -- Important aspects of goal setting -- A psychological perspective on goal setting -- 27.Research using the MTQ48 -- Introduction -- Testing the MTQ48 -- Other studies using the MTQ48/MTQ18 -- Conclusion -- 28.A summary and thoughts about ̀what's next?' -- A global perspective -- The psychological perspective - where does mental toughness fit into the rest of the picture? -- Finally, the practitioner's needs - product development -- What are we really saying about sensitive people? |
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Contents note continued: The psychological context of challenge -- Mental toughness and risk -- 9.Confidence -- Confidence - defined and applied -- The psychological context for confidence -- Self-esteem -- 10.Innovative insights into the education and development of young people -- The positive impact of mental toughness -- Transition -- The link to productivity -- (Anti-)social behaviour -- Other considerations -- 11.Mental toughness and its application in secondary education -- Introduction and background -- Initial engagement - Targeted Youth Support Pathfinder -- Deep Support programme -- Firm Foundations programme -- 12.Mental toughness in the complex world of further education colleges -- The college sector in Scotland -- General approaches to improving retention and attainment -- From the general to the specific -- Working on mental toughness with part-time and work-based learners -- In conclusion -- 13.Applying mental toughness to career guidance and career planning -- |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction to the concept of MT -- The 4 Cs model -- Four fallacies about MT -- Defining and describing mental toughness -- The beginnings -- 2.The importance of stress -- Research strands -- An applied perspective on mental toughness, stress management and peak performance -- The AQR stress model -- 3.A brief history of mental toughness -- Constructs relating to mental toughness -- Physiological toughness -- Mental toughness itself -- The development of the MTQ 48 and the 4 Cs model -- 4.Developing the model and the MTQ48 -- Preliminary field research -- Development of the four-factor model -- Summary -- 5.Mental toughness and the MTQ48 -- MTQ48 report types -- The future -- 6.Control -- Control - defined and applied -- Key psychological perspectives related to control -- Emotional control -- 7.Commitment -- Commitment - defined and applied -- The psychological context -- Goal setting -- 8.Challenge -- Challenge - defined and applied -- |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-290) and index |
| Subject |
Performance -- Psychological aspects.
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Stress (Psychology)
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Toughness (Personality trait)
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| Author |
Strycharczyk, Doug.
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| LC no. |
2011027131 |
| ISBN |
0749463775 (paperback) |
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9780749463779 (paperback) |
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