exam one 8 Flashcards

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Fears –

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What are they and when do they expose themselves?

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Measuring Your Fear

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  • Joseph Wolpe (1969) – SUDS (Subjective Units of Disturbance Scale)
  • Subjective Scale  your own subjective measure of fear (SUDS)
  • Normative Scale  compare fear response to others
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Situation  Technique
SUDS Scale for Athletes 1-10

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Coach Yells at Me ________  Deep Breath
Pressure Moment ________  Piranha
Teammate Arguments ________  Positive Self-talk
After a Mistake ________  Circle Breath
Car Ride to Game ________  Mindfulness Time
In Bed Night Before ________  Turtle

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Anticipatory Anxiety

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– the fear of fear
*Realistic or unrealistic fears
*Anticipate fear response
*Creates symptoms

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Strategy: Worry Time

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1) Identify your fears with complete list
2) Establish a time to worry – set aside 10 minutes
3) Create Rules for ‘Worry Time’
4) Notebook for Time in Between ‘worry sessions’

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Emotional Intelligence:

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the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one’s emotions, and to
handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically

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Human Emotions

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1) Anger
2) Fear
3) Happiness
4) Love
5) Surprise
6) Disgust
7) Sadness

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The 5 Domains of EI:

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1) Self Awareness & Knowing One’s Emotions
 recognizing feeling as it happens

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The 5 Domains of EI:

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2) Managing Emotions
 handling feelings appropriately

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The 5 Domains of EI:

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3) Motivating Oneself
 using emotions in service of a goal
 creates focus, motivation, mastery, creativity

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The 5 Domains of EI:

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4) Recognizing Emotions in Others & Empathy
 “people skills”

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The 5 Domains of EI:

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5) Handling Relationships
 Social competence and managing others emotions

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amygdala–

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imprints in memory moments with emotional arousal
 first date
 confrontation
 tough break-up
 missed opportunity, mistake

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Affective Blindness:

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if amygdala severed, creates inability to gauge emotional significance of events

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Coping:

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Efforts to manage specific demands or conflicts appraised as taxing or exceeding
one’s resources (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984)

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Coping Strategies

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  • Calming Routines
  • Music
  • Imagery
  • Meditation
  • Self-Talk
  • Deep breathing
  • Environment change
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Problem-focused Coping:

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efforts to manage problems causing stress
- time management
- creating lists
- compartmentalization
- problem solving
 used when stressful situations can be changed

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Emotion-focused Coping:

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regulating the emotional responses
- deep breathing
- meditation
- work out
- cursing
 Use when situations are not going to change

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Cognitive Anxiety Techniques

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Breathing
– Mental + Physical response
Self-Talk
– Re-focus technique
– Countering
– Positive Affirmations
– Cursing?
Imagery
– Calm environment
– “Happy Place” – Dogs
Meditation & Mindfulness

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Zen:

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state of focus involving a togetherness of the mind and body

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Meditation:

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practice of uncritically attempting to focus your attention on one thing at a time
Ex. Samurai candle
Positive effects on brain
* Boosts brain connectivity
* Helps efficiency of thoughts
* Increases grey matter in hippocampus (learning)
* Reduction in amygdala (stress & anxiety)

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Meditation:
Process:

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1) Quiet Place
2) Comfortable position
3) Calm deep breaths (focus on breath)
4) Passive mind – let thoughts move through your mind

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Mindfulness:

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1) the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something
2) mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment

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both play role in meditation
- concentration - forcing the mind (power)
- mindfulness – awareness (sensitivity

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Emotional Triggers
– IZOF up  train adrenaline response (i.e. Muhammad Ali)
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Emotional Triggers Progressive Relaxation
* Tensing and relaxing one muscle group at a time
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Emotional Triggers * Goal: Sequence * Tense upper shoulders for 4 seconds * Relax for 4 seconds * Repeat
go through all muscle areas of body
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Emotional Triggers Sequence
* Tense upper shoulders for 4 seconds * Relax for 4 seconds * Repeat
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Combatting Fears: Stop Racing Thoughts Strategy
Step 1: Identify the Thoughts  realize all irrational Step 2: Snap Yourself Strategy  rubber band Step 3: Tell Self to Stop Thinking Those Thoughts  Self-talk Step 4: Reminder  “I can handle this fear.” Step 5: Repeat As Often as Needed
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Breathing Habits
Chest or Thoracic Breathing – Associated with anxiety or distress – Common in restrictive clothing or sedentary lives – Breathing is shallow, irregular, rapid – Inhalation has chest expand and shoulders rise
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Chest or Thoracic Breathing Results: –
-Blood not properly oxygenated – Muscle tension increase – Stress response turned on
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2) Abdominal or Diaphragmatic Breathing
– Natural form of breathing like newborns or when asleep – Inhalation takes air into lungs and diaphragm contracts – Breathing is even and non-constricting
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Abdominal or Diaphragmatic Breathing Results:
– Respiratory system produces energy from oxygen – Removes waste products
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Circle Breath – IZOF down
* Controls oxygen flow in blood stream * Use lower abdomen, chest, & elevate shoulders * Goal: trigger “relaxation response”
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Circle Breath – IZOF down Sequence
Inhale through nose 4 seconds * Hold 2 seconds * Exhale through mouth 4 seconds * Sit empty 2 seconds * Repeat
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Turtle Strategy Goal:
relax trapezius muscles
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1) Sit up in seat 2) Shrug shoulders and pull in neck like turtle 3) Hold tension for 3 seconds; tilt head back and around 4) Release tension for 5 seconds 5) Repeat 3-5x
Turtle Strategy
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Relax TMJ Jaw muscles
Piranha Strategy: Goal:
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1) Extend lower jaw forward beyond upper jaw 2) Count to 5 seconds 3) Release tension and let jaw return to normal 4) Repeat 3-5x
Piranha Strategy
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Ballerina Strategy Goal: 1) Slide feet under seat in front of you (feet on floor) 2) Lift one foot off floor, arch foot, point toes away for 5 seconds 3) Rotate foot so toe points toward your chin for 5 seconds 4) Allow foot to drop to floor 5) Repeat 3-5x each leg
Relax legs and calves
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Ballerina Strategy
1) Slide feet under seat in front of you (feet on floor) 2) Lift one foot off floor, arch foot, point toes away for 5 seconds 3) Rotate foot so toe points toward your chin for 5 seconds 4) Allow foot to drop to floor 5) Repeat 3-5x each leg