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Athletes and Body Image: A Discussion on Eating Disorders

2016

Millions of people in the U.S. have an eating disorder and a portion of these people are athletes. Erin Mandras of Kick the Scale.com is one such athlete who developed an eating disorder. See more...

30:57 min

What Is Sports Psychology?

Sports psychologists investigate how participating in sports can improve health and well being. They also help athletes utilize psychology to improve their sports performance and mental well-being.

Article
Kendra Cherry
2021
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Body Mind Mastery: Training For Sport and Life

Physically demanding sports such as tennis and basketball have a lot in common with skills such as playing the piano. In addition to physical training, mastering these activities requires developing mental and emotional talents as well.

Book
Dan Millman
1999
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Minding the Body, Mending the Mind

Joan Borysenko, co-founder and director of the Mind/Body Clinic at New England Deaconess Hospital/Harvard Medical School, describes the clinic’s ten-week program for learning to “mind the body” through a medical synthesis of neurology, immunology, and psychology.

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Joan Borysenko, Andrew Weil (foreword)
2007
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