Sports Psychology: Chapter 4

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the structured and consistent practice of psychological skills

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psychological skills training (psychological skills intervention)

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three distinct phases of psychological skills training

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education
acquisition
practice

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psychological skills training phase where athletes realize the importance of the mental side of sport

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education phase

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psychological skills training phase where focus is placed on helping athletes acquire the carious psychological skills and learn how to most effectively employ them

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acquisition phase

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psychological skills training phase where the goals are to have the athletes automate the various psychological skills through overlearning and to implement these skills

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practice phase

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psychological skills that have been researched most extensively and incorporated into psychological skills training programs

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goal setting
imagery
self-talk
arousal regulation
attention control

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the practice of establishing desirable objectives for one's actions

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goal setting

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the focus on improving and attaining personal performance standards

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performance goal

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the focus on specific behaviours that an athlete must engage in throughout a performance

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process goals

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the focus on social comparison and competitive results

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outcome goals

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a flexible assessment tool that allows for the identification of athletes' performance-related strengths and weaknesses. It is often used as a first step in developing an intervention program.

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performance profiling

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SMART goal setting stands for

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specific
measurable
adjustable
realistic
timely

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includes images of strategies, game plans, or routines

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cognitive general imagery

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includes images of specific sport skills

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cognitive specific imagery

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includes images related to physiological arousal levels and emotions

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motivational general imagery

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includes images related to an individual's goals

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motivational specific imagery

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encompassing imagery associated with arousal and stress

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motivational general-arousal

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associated with being mentally tough, in control, and self-confident

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motivational general-mastery

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an eight-item questionnaire that assesses an individuals' visual and kinesthetic imagery ability

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Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised (MIQ-R)

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24 item scale that assesses the vividness of visual imagery ability

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Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire (VMIQ)

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30 item self-report measure that asks athletes to rate how frequently they use the five functions of imagery

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Sport Imagery Questionnaire (SIQ)

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defined as overt or covert sport related statements that are addressed to the self, multidimensional and somewhat dynamic in nature

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self-talk

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used by athletes for skill development, skill execution, strategy development, and general performance improvement

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instructional self-talk

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serves three purposes, master, arousal, and drive

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motivational self-talk

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a 59 item self-report instrument that assesses the frequency of athletes' use of self-talk

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Self-Talk Use Questionnaire (STUQ)

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observational method where judges rate athletes' usage of overt self-talk during a competitive tennis match

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Self-Talk and Gestures Rating Scale (STAGRS)

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a multidimensional construct containing physiological, cognitive appraisal, and affective components

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arousal

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focuses on feelings associated with limbs and muscles of the body in regulating arousal

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autogenic training

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used to increase arousal levels

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psyching up strategies

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a multidimensional construct having at least two components

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attention

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the amount of time people take to select the information they need in order to respond

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temporal occlusion

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examines which characteristics of the performance people use to make a correct response

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event occlusion

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one of the most commons measures of attentional focus

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Test of Attentional and Interpersonal Style (TAIS)

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a 17 item test that measures the degree to which athletes experience cognitive interference from distracting thoughts during competition

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Thought Occurrence Questionnaire for Sports (TOQS)

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athletes replicate the kinds of attention-demanding situations they find themselves in during competition simultaneously working on two tasks that typically must be performed together to produce optimal performance

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attention simulation training

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a set sequence of thoughts and actions that are done before the performance of key skills

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performance routines

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words and actions that direct athletes attention

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attentional cues