{"product_id":"9781480844155","title":"Improving Your Mental Game: A Sports Psychiatry Pocket Guide for Athletes, Coaches, and Athletic Trainers","description":"\u003cp\u003eSports psychiatry uses psychological, neuroscientific, and medical knowledge to address optimal performance and the well-being of athletes. The “mental game” refers not only to a mind that has been conditioned through mental skills training for optimal performance, but also to a broader mindset that includes an awareness of psychosocial issues and mental conditions that potentially impact optimal performance. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn Improving Your Mental Game, author Dr. Pamela Smith presents a practical, concise, and convenient pocket guide geared toward college and professional athletes, coaches, and athletic trainers. It covers a host of topics including:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• core psychological techniques for improving athletic performance such as imagery, goal setting, self-talk, and relaxation;\u003cbr\u003e • tips and exercises for managing focus, negative self-talk, pressure, daily learning and growth, commitment, self-defeating distractions, fear, motivation, riding the bench, taking responsibility, controlling emotions, self-belief and confidence, trust and consistency, and pregame warm-up;\u003cbr\u003e • psychosocial issues impacting performance such as team cohesion, managing team conflict, coping with injury, and end of career issues;\u003cbr\u003e • mental conditions associated with the competitive sports environment like anxiety, depression, substance abuse, concussion, and eating disorders;\u003cbr\u003e • banned substances;\u003cbr\u003e • athletes with disabilities; and\u003cbr\u003e • brain health maintenance – i.e. sleep\u0026amp;nutrition for optimal brain\u0026amp;neuromuscular function.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archway Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136176406768,"sku":"9781480844155","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480844155_p0.jpg?v=1763621009","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480844155","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}