positron emission tomography (PET), 111, 133–4, 286
POSQ (Perceptions of Success Questionnaire), 45
post-mistake routines, 122
practice:
“deliberate,” 162, 183–6
(see also deliberate practice);
expert performance, and, 162, 164, 165–6, 183
(see also expertise in sport);
memory, improvement of, 184;
mindless drills, 162
praise, 42
pre-event routines, 122
pre-performance routines, 122–5;
adherence to, 98;
definition, 286;
superstitious rituals, and, 124–5
President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sport, 230–1, 232
pressure:
“choking under” (see choking under pressure);
coping with, 94–9
primary appraisal, 286
problem-focused coping, 94
procedural knowledge, 286
process goals, 56–7
processing efficiency theory, 92, 93
Professional Footballers’ Association, 199
professional journals, 15, 16, 17, 28–9
professional organisations, 15;
websites, 27–8
Profile of Mood States (POMS), 234, 266
protocol analysis, 286
psychiatry:
psychology, misidentifcation with, 30
psyching up, 38, 39, 69, 70–1;
music, 84;
research project, 32
psychological benefits of exercise, 233–6
psychological factors:
importance of, 5
psychological strategies:
snooker, in, 12–13
psychological techniques:
injury rehabilitation, in, 274–6
psychological tests, 19;
concentration, of, 108–10, 113
psychological well-being, 238
Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 17, 29
psychometric data, 286
psychometric tests, 17, 286;
Test of Attentional and Interpersonal Style (TAIS), 108–10
psychophysiology, 286
Subject index 344