The Athlete and Their Mechanisms of Defense: A Psychoanalytic Approach to Sport

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Athlete and Their Mechanisms of Defense by Tom Ferraro This important book explores the way athletes use defense mechanisms and coping skills to manage internal and external stress faced in competitive sport. Covering case studies across various sports, the text showcases immature, neurotic and mature defences available to the athlete and describes the benefits and drawbacks of each. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This important book explores the way athletes use defense mechanisms and coping skills to manage both the internal and external stress faced in competitive sport. Covering a range of case studies across various sports, the text showcases a taxonomy of immature, neurotic and mature defences available to the athlete and describes the benefits and drawbacks of each.A clear introductory section defines what defense mechanisms are and how they impact performance such as shame, anxiety, despair, memories of previous losses or fantasies about winning. Applying a psychoanalytic approach in line with the ideas of Sigmund Freud, Anna Freud, Fenichel, Leo Rangel, George Valliant and many others, the author uses each case study to connect the defense mechanism under investigation with the world of the athlete. Focused on delivering research-based evidence, the book helps readers deepen their understanding of the different types of defense mechanisms used by athletes across the globe, as the author explains what causes them, and recommends techniques for developing effective coping skills. Each chapter of the book also includes a reflective section that challenges the reader to think about how they can help athletes to grow and develop healthy defense mechanisms in any stage of their career.This invaluable text is geared towards the practitioners, researchers, psychoanalysts and students in sport psychology who wish to look more deeply into why athletes struggle. It is also an ideal resource for athletes interested in understanding ways to cope with the unrelenting, exciting and at times overwhelming pressure of competitive sports. Author Biography Dr. Tom Ferraro is a psychoanalyst in private practice who works with both amateur and professional athletes and teams. Working in the New York metropolitan area, he is also an author, award-winning syndicated columnist and has been featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the London Times. Table of Contents Introduction1. Defense Mechanisms Used by Athletes 2. Why Defenses Mechanisms Must be Addressed Prior to Teaching Coping Skills3. Emotional Breakdowns in Athletes: Why They Happen and What to do About ThemPart 1. The Immature Defenses4. Denial Mechanisms in an Aging Athlete5. Acting Out, Impulsivity and Drug Use in Athletes 6. Grandiosity, Self-Idealization and Narcissism in the Athlete7. Depersonalization in a Golfer8. Autistic Fantasies in a Long-Distance Swimmer9. Perfectionism or the Splitting Defense in Athletes10. Superstitious Behavior Used by the Regressed Athlete11. Regression in a Professional Soccer Team12. Somatization in Athletes13. Scapegoating and Splitting in Professional Teams14. Identification with the Aggressor as a Tool to Suppress AnxietyPart 2. The Neurotic Defenses15. Displacement of Anger into a Spouse16. Repression and Reaction Formation in Asian Athletes17. Overcompensation: Turning Inferiority into Superiority in a LPGA Golfer18. Doubting in Athletes and the Intellectualization Defense19. The Undoing Defense: Why Athletes Choke20. Isolation of Affect Defense in Athletes21. Dissociation in Sports22. Reaction Formation: The Problem of Being Mr. Nice Guy23. The Yips in Golf as an Example of RepressionPart 3. The Mature Defenses24. Counterphobia or Why Athletes Compete25. The Value of Self-Observation for Athletes26. Altruistic Surrender in Sports or Why Athletes Give Away Leads27. The Anticipation Defense as the Definitive Pre-Game Routine28. Asceticism and the Renunciation of Pleasure in a Long-Distance Cyclist29. How Athletes Use Humor to Cope with Stress30. Suppression Used to Manage Competitive Anxiety31. Sublimation, Aggression and Winning32. Sublimation of the Sexual Impulse in SportsPart 4. Odds and Ends33. The Weakening of Defense Mechanisms with Age34. Meditation and Prayer as a Way to Find the Zone35. Using a Higher Power as a Coping Mechanism in Sports36. Mental Health Versus Mental Illness in Athletes37. The Problem of Prescription Drug Use in Athletes 38. Depression Used as a Defense by Athletes Who Fear Failure39. Cultural Differences in the Use of Defenses40. Concluding Remarks on Ways To Identify Defenses in Athletes Details ISBN1032565950 Author Tom Ferraro Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781032565958 Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Subtitle A Psychoanalytic Approach to Sport Psychology Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Alternative 9781032565965 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Publication Date 2024-08-01 UK Release Date 2024-08-01 ISBN-10 1032565950 Pages 200 DEWEY 796.019 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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