Handbook of Mental Performance

Auteur

Nathalie Pattyn, MSc, MD, MPsy, PhD is Human Performance Professor, Royal Military Academy, Belgium, and Invited Researcher at the Université de Montréal, Canada.

Robin Hauffa, MSc, MD is Performance Manager German Special Operations Command and

consultant in Neuropsychiatry, Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany.

Texte du rabat

This extensive overview of mental performance optimisation techniques offers both a state-of-the-art reference resource and comprehensive tool for those engaged in the management and implementation of mental performance programs.

Contenu

Part 1: Foundation

1. Introduction

2. Scientific Foundation
   Nathalie Pattyn, Jeroen Van Cutsem, Antonio Martin, Robin Hauffa and Joern Ungerer

3. Ideal Performance States: Integrating Physiology, Cognition and Emotion
   Martin I. Jones and Paige Mattie

Part 2: Scientific Evidence Base

4. Self-talk, Goal Setting and Visualization
   Martin I. Jones and Paige Mattie

5. Restorative Techniques: Mindfulness, Relaxation, Breathing and Yoga
   Nathalie Pattyn, Deanna Beech, Jenny Wilhelmsson, Helen Kilding and Adrianna Mendrek

6. Pharmacological Strategies to Improve Mental Performance
   Jeroen Van Cutsem and Nathalie Pattyn

7. Neurostimulation Tools and Approaches
   Kristin J. Heaton, Caitlin Ridgewell, Jessica Couse and William Neumeier

8. Computer-assisted Cognitive Training tools
   Kristin J. Heaton, Audrey Hildebrandt, Nicole Ekon and Erin L. Beatty

9. Biofeedback
   Martine Van Puyvelde and Nathalie Pattyn

Part 3: Implementing Mental Performance Training

10. Learning Environment: Systemic Approach
    Silvia DeGirolamo, Claus Rønnow Pedersen, Jesper Corneliussen, Anders Kjærgaard and Nathalie Pattyn

11. Team Performance: Mental Performance N+1
    Deanna Beech, Heikki Mansikka, Don Harris, Kai Virtanen and Nathalie Pattyn

12. Mental Performance and Mental Health
    Robin Hauffa

13. Implementing Mental Performance Programs in Elite Military Units
    Paige Mattie, Anders Kjærgaard and Nathalie Pattyn

14. Mental Performance in Extreme Environments (Space and Antarctica): Findings and Countermeasures
    Nathalie Pattyn, Susan Charlesworth and Dietrich Manzey

15. Mental Performance Programs in the Corporate World
    Aisha Cortoos and Maarten Bocksteins

16. Psychological Support for Olympic Athletes
    Paul Wylleman

17. Program Evaluation: How to Determine the Success of an Intervention
    Erin L. Beatty, Silvia DeGirolamo and Martin I. Jones

18. Ethical Caveat about Mental Performance Enhancement
    Marion Trousselard, Koen Hogenelst and Nicholas Van Den Berg

19. Conclusion