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What is performance psychology? |
Helping people learn how to perform better and more consistently in endeavours where excellence counts. Psychologists help develop skills and abilities required for excellence, diagnose and prevent inhibitors of excellence, and improve performance environments. |
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What is sport psychology? |
A sub-focus of performance psychology. It consists of 2 distinct service delivery models; performance based interventions and therapeutic based interventions. |
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Define performance enhancement (performance based). |
Helping improve their capability to perform up to their potential by helping them develop the mindset and mental/emotional skills to improve their KSAs or to better execute their KSAs. |
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Define performance restoration (therapeutic based). |
Helping a performer remove barriers to allow them to return to performing at an already established level. |
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What are performance Issues? |
Those that prevent someone’s performance from reachingtheir desired standard of success. Include issues that interfere with the development and execution of knowledge, skills and abilities. |
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How is performance psychology different to clinical psychology? |
Addresses environmental, organisational, and systemic issues (coaches, team dynamics). Based on theories of performance excellence. Relies on consulting, teaching and coaching as interventions. Are involved in the whole programme, not just when things go wrong. |
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Explain the limit to exercise tolerance in humans. |
Exercise tolerance in highly motivated subjects is limited by the perception of effort, rather than muscle fatigue. |
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What are the characteristics of a successful athlete? |
- Set themselves daily process goals. - Better at living in the here and now. - Have plans for when things go wrong. - Take responsibility for their own training. - Coaches empower them. - Understand not to get upset about uncontrollable factors, "control the controllables". |
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What are the characteristics of an unsuccessful athlete? |
- Obsessed with outcome goals. - Become distracted by uniqueness of multi-sport format. - Over-reliant on the coach. - Poorly prepared to deal with "what if" situations. - Transmit only mode when pressure is on. - Don't accept responsibility for their performance. |
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What are the basic processes of elite performance that we teach? |
- Goal setting. - Relaxation skills. - Visualisation. - Self-hypnosis. - Acceptance commitment therapy (mindfulness). - Self-talk. - Brief self-regulation skills. - Event specific attentional skills. |
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How do successful athletes cope with adverse situations? |
C = control your emotions O = organise the input you're receiving. P = plan a suitable response. E = execute the plan. |
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What are the 3 processes of the sport psychologist? |
Teach young coaches the psychological principles (e.g. do not over-arouse players). Adapt knowledge from the field of psychology. Use scientific method to understand the players behaviour and ability. |
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Give some examples of performance enhancement interventions. |
CBT Self-talk Cognitive restructuring. Refuting irrational thinking. Thought stopping. Imagery and visualisation. Mental practice. Attention control training. Biofeedback. |
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What factors can contribute to mental vulnerability and illness? |
Biological model. Social factors - isolation. Increased training demands. Pressure to maintain performance. Retirement and being "dropped". |
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Name the principles of a sport psychologist. |
Scientific Responsibility. People First. Ethical Framework. |
