see also exercise dependence
computerised tomography (CT scan), 133
concentration, 5, 12, 101–30;
absorption, 106–7;
anxiety, effect of, 115;
associative techniques, 108;
attention, dimensions of, 103;
definition, 282;
distractions, 116–18;
dress rehearsal, 120;
effective, 113–15;
experimental research, 108;
goal-setting, 122;
importance of, 105–8;
loss of, 114, 115–19
(see also loss of concentration);
measurement, 108–13, 128;
peak experiences, 105–7, 115;
psychological tests, 108–10, 113;
research on, 127–9;
research projects, 129;
simulation training, 120–1;
skills measurement, 108–13, 128;
skills training, 128;
strategies, 119–22;
techniques (see concentration techniques);
training exercises, 119, 120–1
concentration grid, 120
concentration techniques, 120, 122–7;
mental practice, 127;
pre-performance routines, 122–5;
self-talk, 125;
trigger words, 125–7
confidence, 10;
definition, 282;
lack of, 79;
self-efficacy, 248
conscious processing hypothesis, 88–9, 282
construct, 283
construct validity, 283
constructive thinking, 98, 275
consultancy work, 20–1
controllability, 283
coping strategies, 94–9
correlational research, 17–18, 283
counselling, 20
covert rehearsal, 138, 149;
see also mental practice (MP)
cricket, 9, 14, 29, 40, 102, 156, 157, 167, 177–8;
injuries, 259, 260
CSAI-2 (Competitive Sport Anxiety Inventory-2), 80, 81–2
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihalyi, 107
Subject index 328