The effects of progressive relaxation, mental practice, and hypnosis on athletic performance: a review
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ABSTRACT:
As coaches and athletes have come to recognize that the mental aspects of sport are crucial determinants of success and failure, the demand for effective psychological performance enhancement techniques has increased at a dramatic rate. This paper reviews the anecodotal and experimental evidence supporting three of the most frequently employed and researched procedures: progressive relaxation, mental practice, and hypnosis. The paper begins with a section focusing on progressive relaxation and includes discussions of the relationship between anxiety and athletic performance, a description of the progressive relaxation procedure, and an overview of empirical investigations involving this technique. The following section is devoted to mental practice, including theoretical explanations for mental practice effects, anecdotal and empirical research involving mental practice effects on athletic performance, a summary of previous reviews of the mental practice literature, and a discussion of the important parameters of the mental practice procedure. The next part of the paper focuses on the use of hypnosis in athletics and includes theoretical explanations of the suggested effects of hypnosis on athletic performance, a review of studies involving hypnotic effects on physical and athletic performance, and a summary of the previous reviews of the hypnosis literature. The final two sections are devoted to the conclusions which can be drawn from the research reviewed in each of the three areas and to suggestions for future research and improvements in research methodology.
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