Sport Psych Exam 3

Mental Toughness

• Mental toughness is the ability to give up easily in challenging situations.
• Mental toughness is the same as being emotionally fragile.
• Mental toughness is not important for success.
• Mental toughness is the ability to persevere and maintain focus in challenging situations.

Def. of PST (psychological skills training)

• PST includes only one psychological skill - goal setting
• PST focuses solely on physical skills development
• PST is not applicable in sports psychology
• PST involves the development of various psychological skills such as goal setting, imagery, self-talk, relaxation techniques, and concentration control.

4C Model of Mental Toughness

• Consistency, Control, Commitment, Confidence

• Challenge, Control, Commitment, Confidence
• Courage, Calmness, Control, Confidence

• Calmness, Control, Consistency, Control

Myths of psychological skills training

• Psychological skills training is only for elite athletes
• Psychological skills training has no impact on performance
• Debunking myths through evidence-based research is essential to clarify misconceptions and promote accurate understanding of psychological skills training.
• Psychological skills training is a one-size-fits-all approach

Three Stages of PST

• Education, Organizing, Testing

• Preparation, Acquisition, Practice

• Preparation, Organizing, and Testing
• Education, Acquisition, Practice

Ultimate Goal of PST

• Problem Identification

  Commitment

  Execution

  Environmental Management

  Generalization

• Problem Athletes only

  Elite Training only

• Problem Identification

  Commitment

  Failure to execute

  Generalization

• Get really good at your sport

What are the 3 anxiety reducing techniques

• Visualization

  Positive thinking

  Multimodal

• Somatic

  Cognitive

  Multimodal

• Somatic

  Positive thinking

  Multimodal

• Relaxation

  Cognitive

  Multimodal

Somatic

• Progressive Relaxation / Breath Control

• Autogenic Training / Systematic Desensitization

• Stress inoculation training

Cognitive

• Autogenic Training / Systematic Desensitization

• Progressive Relaxation / Breath Control

• Stress Inoculation

Multimodal

• Stress Inoculation Training

• Autogenic Training / Systematic Desensitization

• Progressive Relaxation / Breath Control