Part 5- Sports Psychology Flashcards
5.1
personality
the patterns of thoughts and feelings and thw way in which we interact with our envitronment and other people that make us a unique person
what is the narrow band approach and came up with it
Girnando splits up personalities into type A and type B
type A
- become highly aroused
- prone to excessive anxiety
- impatient
- works fast, ambitious
- can be aggressive
- competitive, takes control
athlete dispute referee
type B
- can control arousal levels
- relaxed
- patient with others and themselves
- cool underpressure
- passive
- less competitive than type A
staying relaxed before major event
why is the narrow band therory helpful to coaches
it means they know who is able to control anxiety and themselves wen competing, they can come up with strategies for those who cannot
anxiety
negative emotional state closely associated with arousal
fears and worries
state anxiety
anxiety felt in a particuler situation
* somatic- the bodys response (tension, pulse increase)
* cognitive- psychological worryover the situation (doubt)
taking a penalty
what did eyesnech and cattell come up with
opposite each other around trait personality
extroversion, introversion and stable, unstable
extrovert
- outgoing- team sports
- affiliate to and are confident around other people
- low sensitivity reticular activation system (alertness)- slow levels in arousal
rugby
introvert
- inward focus- individual sports
- prefer isolation
- lack confidence in social groups
- high sensitivity reticular activity system- easily aroused
tennis
stable
- predictable- sports needing igh performance
- consistant moods
- calm and relaxed
- low in anxiety
- realistic and logical in situations
unstable
- unpredictable, not ideal for sport participation
- mood swings
- prone to worry and high anxiety
- unrealistic in situations
wha does the trait theory state
personality is determined by inheritance/ genetics
predertimined qualities
therefore personality is genralised and predictable, traits are stable and consistant in an situations
what does the social learning theory state
we observe and then copy behaviours from significant others
behaviour is learnt
personality is then predicted is the same situation occurs
what is vicarious reinforcement
when you observe someone getting a positive feedback therfore you are more likey to copy that action
what does the interactionist theory state
there is a relationship between personality traits and the situation/environment
behaviour changes to the demand of the situation
combination of both theories, typical response occur from a comination of personality traits and the environment- unpredictable personality
trait
quality or characteristic that a person possesses