1: Intro to Sports/Exercise Psychology

Question 1

sport and exercise psychology

Answer 1

interdisiplinary scientific + applied field that integrates sport science and psychology

Question 2

7 disiplines within psychology

Answer 2

• cognitive
• clinical/counselling
• physiological
• social
• development
• health
• biological

Question 3

positive psychology

Answer 3

processes that help athlete thrive

Question 4

Seligman criticize ____
Kobau proposed____
Csikszenmihalyi suggest ____

Answer 4

• focusing on too much mental health, not how to thrive
• postive psych focused on favourable attributes
• postive psych based on experience (well being, satisfaction, happiness)

Question 5

how does positive psychology relate to sports and exercise

Answer 5

enhancing performance, social/physical well being, positive emotions

Question 6

resiliency

Answer 6

positive adaptation in risk

Question 7

describe give ex of intervention appraoches

Answer 7

• emotional: focus on positive states
  ex) joy, happiness, enjoyment
• cognitive: optimism influence motivation, performanve
  ex) positive thoughts = mood up = more motivation
• behaivoural: enhance behaivoural self regulation strategies
  ex) increasing positive qualities

Question 8

personal factors

Answer 8

skill, motivation, mental toughness, passion, cognitive skills, coping skills

Question 9

situational factors

Answer 9

crowd, teammates, coach, conditions, equipment

Question 10

describe careers in sep

Answer 10

• teaching: under/graduate, Phd, teaching in communties
• research: building knowledge, answering questions
• consulting: consult w clients and improve mental skills to enhance experience

Question 11

what are the requirments diff from psychologist and s/e psych

Answer 11

s/e: need psychology masters and knowledge in sport science

Question 12

counsellors

Answer 12

-need Phd in counselling clinical psychology, trainging in psych, registered counsellors

Question 13

mental skills consultant

Answer 13

trainging in psych and kin

specialize in performance enhancement behaivoural change

Question 14

describe the standards of conducts

Answer 14

1. respect for dignity of persons
2. responsible caring
3. integrity of relationships
4. responsibility to society

Question 15

ISSP

Answer 15

International Society of Sport Psychology first “International Journal of Sport Psychology”

Question 16

FEPSAC

Answer 16

European Federation of Sport Psychology/ fereration europeenne de psychologie des sports et des activites corporelles

Question 17

scientific construct

Answer 17

defined terms created for a scientific purpose

Question 18

independant variable vs dependant

Answer 18

dependant expected to change as a result of manipulating independant

Question 19

theory

Answer 19

relationships along scientifuc contstructs, attempt to explain across diff times, context, people

Question 20

empirical evidence

Answer 20

knowledge gathered to test theory

Question 21

3 primary ways to collect qualitive data

Answer 21

interviews
observation of behaviours
analysis writeen documents`

Question 22

emic focus

Answer 22

aims to capture participants viewpoint in particular setting

Question 23

evidence based practice

Answer 23

best research for clinical descisions, interventions and context need to be considered

Question 24

knowledge translation

Answer 24

close gap between research evidence and professional practice in sep
-knowledge should be acceptable, understandable, useful