Developing Mental Toughness : Improving Performance Wellbeing and Positive Behaviour in Others

Clough, Peter/ Strycharczyk, Doug

Kogan Page Ltd（2012/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 292 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780749463779
• DDC分類 155.24

基本説明

Tracing its development from sports psychology into organizational development, it is the first book to look at mental toughness and its application at the organizational level.

Full Description

Mental toughness is about how effectively individuals respond when faced with stress, pressure and challenge. Understanding this concept is essential to improving performance for both the individual and the organization, and this book, one of the first in the field to take a look at mental toughness as a serious discipline, teaches you how to assess mental toughness in individuals and organizations to drive performance, improve your own ability to cope with stress and apply a range of techniques required to recognize, use and develop mental toughness effectively. Full of sample exercises and case studies, this book also features the Mental Toughness Questionnaire - a unique self-assessment tool to determine your mental toughness score and what this means. Tracing its development from sports psychology into the world of health, education and business, Developing Mental Toughness takes a deep look at mental toughness and its application at the organizational level.

Contents

• • Chapter - 01: Introduction to the concept of MT;
  • Chapter - 02: The importance of stress;
  • Chapter - 03: A brief history of mental toughness;
  • Chapter - 04: Developing the model and the MTQ48;
  • Chapter - 05: Mental toughness and the MTQ48;
  • Chapter - 06: Control;
  • Chapter - 07: Commitment;
  • Chapter - 08: Challenge;
  • Chapter - 09: Confidence;
  • Chapter - 10: Innovative insights into the education and development of young people;
  • Chapter - 11: Mental toughness and its application in secondary education;
  • Chapter - 12: Mental toughness in the complex world of further education colleges;
  • Chapter - 13: Applying mental toughness to career guidance and career planning;
  • Chapter - 14: Mental toughness and the world of work;
  • Chapter - 15: Mental toughness and team working;
  • Chapter - 16: The world of work - a case study from a major call centre;
  • Chapter - 17: Mental toughness in sport;
  • Chapter - 18: Health and social factors relating to mental toughness;
  • Chapter - 19: Coaching for mental toughness;
  • Chapter - 20: Fatigue and mental toughness;
  • Chapter - 21: Can mental toughness be developed? Psychologist/practitioner perspective;
  • Chapter - 22: Positive thinking;
  • Chapter - 23: Visualization;
  • Chapter - 24: Relaxation: A physiotherapist's perspective;
  • Chapter - 25: Attentional control;
  • Chapter - 26: Goal setting;
  • Chapter - 27: Research using the MTQ48;
  • Chapter - 28: A summary and thoughts about `what's next?'