Psych: Psychological Skills Flashcards
What is psychological skills training?
Systematic and consistent practice of mental or psychological skills for the purpose of enhancing performance, increasing enjoyment or achieving greater sport and physical activity satisfaction
Name some types of psychological skills?
- Concentration
- Self-confidence
- Stress management
- Anxiety control
- Motivation
- Mental resilience
What are the 4 psychological methods that can be implemented?
- Imagery
- Relaxation
- Goal setting
- Self-talk
What is goal setting? and why is it implemented?
Aiming to complete an action within a specified time limit (SMART)
- Directs attention
- Increases confidence
- Motivates
- Encourages problem solving
What is self-talk? and why is it implemented?
‘A dialogue in which the individual interprets feelings and perceptions ad gives themselves instructions and reinforcement’
- Directs attention
- Motivates
- Enhances self-confidence
- Controls emotions
What is relaxation? How can it be achieved and why is it useful?
Arousal regulation technique to reduce physiological and mental tension
How:
- diaphragmatic breathing
- Progressive Muscular Relaxation
- Mindfullness/meditation
Why:
- Directs attention and focus
- Decreases intensity of somatic and cognitive anxiety
What is imagery? Why is it used?
An experience that mimics real experience, and involves using a combination of different sensory modalities on the absence of actual perception
Why:
- Motor learning
- Motivate
- Enhance self-confidence
- expectations
- controlling emotions
- healing
- rehearse performance
What are the 2 types of coping?
- Emotional-focused coping (regulating the emotional responses to the problem that causes stress
- Problem-focused coping (efforts to alter or manage the problem that causes the stress)
What does a sports and exercise psychologist do first when working with a new client?
- Understands specific sport/exercise context
- Strengths and weakness of the individual or team
- identify areas to work on
How will a psychologist work out which skills to include in a PST plan?
- Use of findings from psychological needs assessment
- Time
- Commitment/motivation
- Priorities - working on 1 or 2 skills at a time
When is it best to start a PST programme?
Off season
How do you know if PST interventions have been effective?
- Repetition of initial assessments
- Tests of performance strategies
- Evaluation of intervention
