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Aug 2021
36m 52s

Sport psychology, peak performance and a...

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
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The mental health of athletes has been in the news a lot this year, thanks to Olympians Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles. The attention may be new, but the field of sport psychology is not. How do sport psychologists work with athletes? How might athletes’ mental health affect the public perception of mental health? As a mental performance consultant for the U.S ... Show More
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