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Summaries per chapter with A Critical Introduction to Sport Psychology

Table of content

• Chapter 1 - What are the basics of sport psychology?
• Chapter 2 - What is the relationship between motivation and goals-setting in sport?
• Chapter 3 - How do psyching up, calming down and anxiety relate to sport?
• Chapter 4 - Hoe verloopt de herkenning van objecten?
• Chapter 5 - How do athletes stay focused and concentrated?
• Chapter 6 - How do athletes use imagination in sport, like mental imagery, motor imagery and mental practice?
• Chapter 7 - What makes someone an expert athlete?
• Chapter 8 - How does one research team cohesion in sport?
• Chapter 9 - What do embodied cognition and cultural sport psychology entail?

Summary with Adolescence

• Type: summaries per chapter
• Book title: Adolescence
• Author: Steinberg
• Edition: 12th edition
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1. Tina

Tina is a girl and she is seven years old. She lives with her younger brother, sister and her mother.  According to her teachers, Tina behaves 'aggressively, improperly and exhibitionistically'. She is unable to keep her attention during class and refuses to follow instructions. She had been abused since she was four years old until the age of six by the son of her babysitter. This son tied up the children, raped them and penetrated them anally using objects. He threatened the children by