mood Flashcards
What is mood?
A set of feelings, ephemeral in nature, varying in intensity and duration, and usually involving more than one emotion.
What is the iceberg profile?
Research of mood in sport.
Profile is characterised by above average scores on vigour with below average anger, tension, confusion, depression and fatigue scores.
What is used to measure mood states?
Profile of mood states (POMS)
Mental health model on sport?
Positive mental health enhances the likelihood of success in sport, whereas psychopathology is associated with a greater incidence of failure.
Athletes with elevated scores in neuroticism, trait anxiety, depression, confusion, and fatigue will not perform as well as low scoring athletes.
Mental health on sport success?
Positive aspects of mental health = greater success.
Successful athletes are less likely to be introverted.
