Imagery Flashcards

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1
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Define Imagery ?

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An experience that mimics a real experience

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Uses of imagery?(9)

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Improve concentration
Control emotions (calm, hype up)
Recomposure
Improve confidence
Improve motivation
Adds purpose
Reduce anxiety
Practice
Rehabilitation

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Types of Imagery? (3)

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Internal
External
Kinaesthetic

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What is Kinaesthetic imagery and why is it useful?

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Feelings and sensation associated with the image,
It can be done anywhere at anytime

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What are the 4 Ws of Imagery?

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Why
When
Where
What

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Benefits of Imagery?(5)

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Learn and improve techniques
Learn and develop plans and strategies
Enhance motivation
Modify cognitions
Manage emotions

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Describe paivio’s 2x2 framework?

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Cognitive Specific - Improve skills
Cognitive General - Improve plans, routines and strategies
Motivational specific - Motivate to achieve specific goals, increase effort
Motivational general - Regulate arousal, anxiety and emotions

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What is the two parts of Motivational general and what do they mean?

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Motivational general arousal - Regulate arousal and anxiety
Motivational general mastery - Regulate thoughts and cognitions

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What is Imagery ability?

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The ability to form a vivid controllable image and retain them for sufficient time, it is partly fixed and partly modifiable

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Key dimensions of imagery ability?(5)

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Vividness
Controllability
Accuracy
Duration
Ease

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Questionnaires +?

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Cheap and easy
Easily assess
Direct assessment of imagery

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Questionnaires - ?

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Difficult to make direct comparisons
Self repot bias

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Objective measures +?

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Response easier to compare between people/conditions than questionnaires

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Objective measures +?

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Indirect assessment of imagery ability

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What is behavioural matching?

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Matching characteristics and behaviours of imagery experience with that of the actual behaviour itself - PETTLEP

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Describe ‘physical’ in terms of behavioural matching/imagery? Examples?

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Actively involving the athlete in an imagery experience, by matching imagery with physical experience eg wearing the kit

Most important!

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Describe ‘environment’ in terms of behavioural matching/imagery?

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Include relevant detail of the environment such as where is imagery performed, training vs comp, videos/images, audio

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Describe ‘Task’ in terms of behavioural matching/imagery? Examples

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Images should be identical to performance eg gymnast mimicking exact components of balance beam

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Describe ‘Timing’ in terms of behavioural matching/imagery?

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Actual running time, can adjust speed to work on other aspects of performance

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Describe ‘learning ’ in terms of behavioural matching/imagery?

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Should change with practice to show current stage of learning, constantly reviewing and revising to match stage of learning

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Describe ‘emotion’ in terms of behavioural matching/imagery?

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Include appropriate emotions

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Describe ‘perspective’ in terms of behavioural matching/imagery?

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Use appropriate perspective eg internal/external to meet demands of the task

23
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What is PETTLEP and what does it stand for?

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Elements to increase imagery ability

Physical
Environment
Task
Timing
Learning
Emotion
Perspective

24
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What is the applied model of imagery use?

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Sport situation
> Function/Type
^Imagery ability
> Outcome

25
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Applied Model of
Imagery Use Limitations?(3)

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Function is not the same as imagery content

Doesn’t consider personal meaning of athlete

Doesn’t consider use imagery beyond sport eg pain management

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What is the Applied Model of Imagery Use, used for?

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Improve confidence allowing to complete more hurdles

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Other uses of Imagery in Rehab purposes?(8)

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  • Increase speed of recovery
  • Better cope with injuries
  • Closure to injury experience
  • Manage anxiety
  • Manage pain
  • Eliminate counterproductive thoughts
  • Increased motivation for rehabilitation
  • Prepare athlete for return to sport