chapter 11 & 12 Flashcards
what is PST
Psychological skills training
-systematic and consistent pracitice of the mental or psychological skills for the purpose of (enhancing performance
, increasing enjoyment, achieving greater self-satisfaction)
what is mental toughness
ability to focus, rebound from failure, cope with pressure, and persist in the face of adversity
what are the four C’s of mental toughenss
control, commitment, challenge, confidence
true or false
psychological factors contribute to day to day fluctuations in performance
true
true or false
level and fluctuations do not matter
false because they do
what are the goals of performance enhancement
- increase level of performance
- reduce variability and increase consistently
why are the psychological skills neglected
- lack of knowledge and comfort with teaching mental skills
- misunderstanding about psychological skills
- lack of time (biggest reason)
what are the four myths about PST
- allow for athletes that have “problems”
- is for elite athletes only
- PST provides a quick fix
- PST is not useful
what are a few most sought after pyschological skills
- arousal regulation
- imagery
- confidence building
- goal setting
- attention or concentration
- self-talk
- mental plans
what are the three phases of PST
1) educational phase (includes assessment)
2) acquisition phase
3) practice phase (includes self-monitoring and evaluation)
what are the two goals of PST
- self-monitoring (education, attention, cognition)
- regulation (arousal, attention, motivation, cognition, emotion)
what are the three ways to reduce anxiety
- somatic anxiety techniques
- cognitive anxiety techniques
- multimodal anxiety reduction packages
what are examples of somatic anxiety reduction techniques
- progressive relaxation
- breath control
- biofeedback
what are examples of cognitive anxiety reduction techniques
- relaxation response
- autogenic training
what does the multimodal anxiety reduction package consist of
- congnitive-affective stress management
- stress inoculation training
- hyponosis
what is cognitive-affective stress management training
-pretreatment phase (assess sources of stress and stress mgmt skills) -Treatment rationale phase (education process) -skills acquistion (focus on developing integrated coping response and includes relaxation/ self-instructional training) -skill rehearsal (practice and simulation)
what are the four things apart of stress inoculation training
- preparing for the stressor
- controlling and handling the stressor
- coping with feeling of being overwhelmed
- evaluating coping efforts
a process of constantly changing cognitive and behavioral efforts to manage specific external and internal demand as taxing or exceeding one’s resources (what is the term)
coping
what are the different types of coping strategies
-problem-focused (information gathering, goal setting, time management skills) -Emotion (relaxation, reappraisal) -avoidance-focused
what are the two most used coping stratergies
problem-focused
emotion-focused
ability to self-monitor and regulate effectively in all situations to optimize performance level and minimize performance variability (what is the term)
mental toughness
