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    Developing Mental Toughness
    Contents
    Praise for Developing Mental Toughness
    About the Contributors
    Acknowledgements
    Chapter 1: Introduction to the concept of MT
    The 4 Cs model
    Four fallacies about MT
    Defining and describing mental toughness
    The beginnings
    Chapter 2: The importance of stress
    Chapter 3: A brief history of mental toughness
    Chapter 4: Developing the model and the MTQ48
    Chapter 5: Mental toughness and the MTQ48
    Chapter 6: Control
    Chapter 7: Commitment
    Chapter 8: Challenge
    Chapter 9: Confidence
    Chapter 10: Innovative insights into the education and development of young people
    Chapter 11: Mental toughness and its application in secondary education
    Chapter 12: Mental toughness in the complex world of further education colleges
    Chapter 13: Applying mental toughness to career guidance and career planning
    Chapter 14: Mental toughness and the world of work
    Chapter 15: Mental toughness and team working
    Chapter 16: The world of work - a case study from a major call centre
    Chapter 17: Mental toughness in sport
    Chapter 18: Health and social factors relating to mental toughness
    Chapter 19: Coaching for mental toughness
    Chapter 20: Fatigue and mental toughness
    Chapter 21: Can mental toughness be developed? Psychologist/practitioner perspective
    Chapter 22: Positive thinking
    Chapter 23: Visualization
    Chapter 24: Relaxation: A physiotherapist's perspective
    Chapter 25: Attentional control
    Chapter 26: Goal setting
    Chapter 27: Research using the MTQ48
    Chapter 28: A summary and thoughts about `what's next?'
    References
    Index
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