UID:
edocfu_9959237141402883
Format:
xi, 205 p. :
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ill.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-56682-4
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1-134-56683-2
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9786610060177
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0-415-23481-6
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1-280-06017-4
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0-203-46832-5
Content:
The 'feel-good' effect of physical activity is widely reported among participants. Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being represents a research consensus on the relationship between physical activity and aspects of mental health, providing an overview of the case for the role of exercise in the promotion of psychological well-being. Topics covered include: * anxiety and stress * depression * mood and emotion * self-perceptions and self-esteem * cognitive functioning and ageing * psychological dysfunction This book is invaluable reading for students and researchers working in the exercise, sport and health sciences, and for health and clinical psychologists. It is also a foundation text for health promotion and health service professionals, particularly those working in the area of mental health.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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chapter 1 The case for exercise in the promotion of mental health and psychological well-being /
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chapter Physical activity and the promotion of psychological well-being --
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chapter 2 Physical activity, anxiety, and stress /
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chapter Implications for the exercise practitioner --
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chapter What we need to know --
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chapter 3 The relationship between physical activity and clinically defined depression /
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chapter Future practice and research --
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chapter 4 Emotion, mood and physical activity /
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chapter What we know --
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chapter 5 The effects of exercise on self-perceptions and self-esteem /
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chapter Which populations can benefit? --
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chapter What are the characteristics of effective exercise? --
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chapter Implications for research --
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chapter What we know --
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chapter 6 Cognitive performance, fitness, and ageing /
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chapter Mechanisms underlying the fitness/cognitive performance relationship --
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chapter 7 Physical activity as a source of psychological dysfunction /
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chapter 8 The way forward for physical activity and the promotion of psychological well-being /
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chapter What we need to know --
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chapter Difficulties facing health professionals.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-23439-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-203-24550-4
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203468326
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