August 2002

INTERVIEW: Emerson Fittipaldi

Published on: 2nd August, 2002

With Paul Schienberg, Ph.D.
Emerson Fittipaldi competed in 144 Grand Prix events and won 14 of them. He was the winner at the US Grand Prix in 1970; the Spanish, Belgium, British, Austrian, and Italian Grand Prix in 1972; the Argentinean, Brazilian and Spanish Grand Prix in 1973; the Brazilian, Belgian and Canadian Grand Prix in [...]

Drugs And Sports: Who Getting High?

Published on: 1st August, 2002

by Paul Schienberg, Ph.D. & Miguel Humara, Ph.D.
Illicit drug use is a huge problem in communities all over the United States. Although sports usually works as a protective factor from the initiation into drug use, even athletes can fall under their dark spell. Coaches, agents. team-mates, friends and family members must be educated in [...]

MOTIVATION: Encouraged By The Force Within Us

Published on: 1st August, 2002

by Wayne Dominowski
For those of you who have seen the Star Wars trilogy, you may recall Obi-Wan Kenobi encouraging Luke Skywalker with “May the Force be with you.” I’m not sure whom or what the Force actually was – whether it was God, inner-strength, self-confidence, self-esteem, or positive self-efficacy. Maybe it was all of this. [...]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Published on: 1st August, 2002

TO: questions@psychedonline.org
FROM: McSam@juno.com
SUBJECT: Ernie Els and the British Open
DATE: 7/29/02, 19:33
I was watching the British Open golf tournament this past week. Obviously, one part of the story had to do with Tiger running into bad weather on Saturday. It’s not that I root against him. It’s just that it opened the door to a [...]