Mindfulness and Acceptance in Sport
Taylor & Francis
Mindfulness and Acceptance in SportHow to Help Athletes Perform and Thrive under Pressure\nAuthor(s): Kristoffer Henriksen, Jakob Hansen, Carsten Hvid Larsen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138623996, 978-1138623996\nSynopsis\nMindfulness- and acceptance-based approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness Acceptance Commitment (MAC) are gaining momentum with sport psychology practitioners who work to support elite athletes. These acceptance-based, or third wave, cognitive behavioral approaches in sport psychology highlight that thought suppression and control techniques can trigger a metacognitive scanning process, and that excessive cognitive activity and task-irrelevant focus (self-focused attention such as trying to change thoughts) disrupts performance. \n\nUsing this perspective, the aim of sport psychology interventions is not to help the athletes engage in the futile task of m.
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