Human Potential

Throughout time, people have explored the ways in which they can improve some aspect of their performance. Such attempts are more visible today, with many working to gain an 'edge' on their performance, whether it is to learn a new language, improve memory or increase golf handicaps. This book examines a range of techniques that are intended to help improve some aspect of performance, and examines how well they are able to achieve this. The various performance enhancing techniques available can be divided into those where the individual remains passive (receiving a message, suggestion or stimulus) and those where the individual needs to take a more active approach. "Human Potential" looks at a range of techniques within each of these categories to provide the reader with a sense of the traditional as well as the more contemporary approaches used to enhance human performance. The techniques covered include hypnosis, sleep learning, subliminal training and audio and visual cortical entrainment as well as mnemonics, meditation, speed-reading, biofeedback, neurofeedback and mental imagery practice. This is the first time such a broad range of techniques has been brought together to be assessed in terms of effectiveness. It will be useful to all psychology and sports science students, practicing psychologists, life coaches and anyone else interested in finding out about the effectiveness of performance enhancement techniques.

ISBN 0415457696   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9780415457699 (What's this?)   Pages 280 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Volumes 1 Imprint Routledge   Weight (grammes) 564 Format Hardback   Published in London Publication date 11 Jun 2009   Height (mm) 234 Library of Congress 2008050952   Width (mm) 156 DEWEY 153   Academic level Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly

1		Introduction		1
Pt. I		Passive techniques		11
2		Hypnosis		13
3		Sleep learning		36
4		Subliminal training		57
5		Audio-visual entrainment		77
Pt. II		Active techniques		95
6		Meditation		97
7		Mnemonics		118
8		Speed reading		141
9		Biofeedback		161
10		Neurofeedback		184
11		Mental imagery practice		205
Pt. III		Peak performance		225
12		Techniques, themes and directions		227
		References		238
		Index		260

"This is an inspiring read that conveys the vast potential for human development in a variety of situations, and by employing a multitude of techniques." -- Helen Henshaw, University of Nottingham, in The Psychologist 'This book provides a comprehensive and highly readable summary of the psychology of human potential. Readers will appreciate the excellent summaries of the theories and techniques that have been developed over the years. This book makes an important contribution to the science of positive psychology and is a must read for anyone with an interest in what works and doesn't work in the areas of human performance and potential.' - Philip J. Corr, Professor of Psychology, Swansea University, UK 'I did not have to get very far into this book before I realized that it offers a very different treatment of the subject of human potential. David Vernon has done an incredible amount of homework in terms of providing not just a review of the extant literature on the various topics, but also at providing the critical evaluations of these studies that are absolutely necessary for the reader to be informed about these techniques.' - Philip L. Ackerman, Professor of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

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