failure, fear of (see failure);
hypothetical aspects, 7;
lapses in, 8;
mental factors, 8, 11–12;
physical aspects, 7;
psychological aspects, 8;
tactical aspects, 7–8;
technical aspects, 7;
see also expertise in sport;
performance enhancement;
performance goals;
pre-performance routines
performance anxiety see anxiety;
choking under pressure
performance enhancement, 5;
advice on, 20;
goal-setting, effects of, 55–6, 57
performance-enhancing drugs, 20
performance goals, 56–7, 58–9, 286;
specifying, 122;
see also goal-setting
Perkins, Kieren, 40
personality model of motivation, 43–4
personality traits, 43
pessimistic explanatory style, 51–2, 54
PET (positron emission tomography), 111, 133–4, 286
Petre, Florentin, 263
physical activity, 286;
exercise and, difference between, 228;
leisure time, 228;
occupational, 228;
see also exercise
physical fitness, 231, 237–8, 286;
benefits and hazards, 231–2;
health-related components, 231;
meaning of, 230–1
physical hardware:
expertise in sport, and, 168–70
physical relaxation, 97
physiological measures:
anxiety, of, 80
physiotherapy:
psychological aspects, 257–8
Pires, Robert, 267, 268, 274, 275
planned behaviour, theory of (TPB), 246
planning behaviour, 182
plasticity, 286
Player, Gary, 162
POMS (Profile of Mood States), 234, 266
Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, 219
positive self-talk, 98–9, 111, 125;
injury rehabilitation, use in, 275, 276
Subject index 343