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18 Cards in this Set
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Ideal Performance State
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Ultimate Goal of an Athlete
Marked by: - Psychological - Physiological Efficiency Efficiency = Only employing the amount of: - Psychic and Physical energy required to perform a Task |
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Athlete
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Someone who Engages in a Social Comparison (Competition) involving:
- Psychomotor Skill - Physical Prowess - Or Both In an Institutionalized Setting Typically under: - Public Scrutiny - or Evaluation |
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Sport Psychology
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Subdiscipline of Exercise Science that seeks to Understand the:
- Influence of Behavioral Processes on - Skilled Movement |
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Three Major Goals of Sports Psychology
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1. Measuring Psychological Phenomena
2. Investigating the Relationships between: - Psychological Variables - Performance 3. Applying Theoretical Knowledge to: - Improve Athletic Performance |
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Anxiety (State Anxiety)
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A Subjective Experience of:
- Apprehension and Uncertainty Accompanied by: - Elevated Autonomic - Voluntary - Neural Outflow - Increased Endocrine Activity Experience |
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Trait Anxiety
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A Personality Variable or Disposition Relating to:
- The Probability that One will Perceive an Environment as Threatening Characteristic |
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Arousal
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Simply the Intensity Dimension of:
- Behavior Physiology |
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"Psyched-Up" Athlete
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Psychological Arousal
Athlete May Experience: - Tremendous Mental Activation Characterized by: - Positive Thoughts - Strong Sense of Control - i.e. Psychic Energy |
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Anxiety and Athletic Performance
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Causes doubt by:
- High Degree of Ego Involvement - Athlete May Perceive a Threat to Self-Esteem - Perceived Discrepancy between Ones: - Ability vs. Demands for Athletic Success - Fear of the: - Consequences of Failure (i.e. Loss of Approval from: teammates, coach, family, or peers) |
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Cognitive Anxiety
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Relates to
- Psychological Processes - Worrisome Thoughts |
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Somatic Anxiety
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Relates to such Physical Symptoms as:
- Tense Muscles - Tachycardia - Butterflies |
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Stress
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Considered any Disruption from:
- Homeostasis or - Mental/Physical Calm |
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Stressor
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Environmental and/or Cognitive that:
- Precipitates Stress (i.e. Stress Response) |
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Types of Stress
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Distress (Negative) = Comprises Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety
Eustress (Positive) = Comprises Psychic Energy and Physiological Arousal |
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Attention
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The Processing of Both:
- Environmental and - Internal Cues that - Come to Awareness |
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Selective Attention
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The Ability to Inhibit Awareness of some Stimuli in order to Process Others
Suppresses: - Task-Irrelvant Cues (i.e. people on sidelines) - In order to Process Task-Relevant Cues Athlete's Focus |
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Preparatory Routine
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To Deal with Anxiety and Attentional Challenge by:
- Adopting a Ritual or Mental Checklist Consciously Directs thought to: - Task-Relevant and Controllable Concerns |
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Cue Utilization
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Theory Explains the Effect of Stress or Increased Levels of Physiological Arousal on:
- Attentional Processing of Information |
