Psychology midterm Flashcards
clinical psychology
treat through medication
counseling psychology
talk therapy
performance psychology
peak performance, master the mind
three psychological laws of high performance
law of occupied space
law of attraction
law of opposition
law of occupied space
don’t leave space empty
fill with good
law of attraction
what you focus on occupies the space
your focus grows
conscious overrides subconscious
keep proactive thoughts
law of opposition
additive and subtractive can’t occupy at the same time
half full or half empty
high functional = your own patterns
neurons that fire together do what?
wire together
relationship between conscious mind, subconscious mind, and CNS
Whatever is in the conscious mind the most is what embeds the subconscious. Our central nervous system will do whatever our subconscious has embedded unless we consciously put something in our mind, then our conscious mind communicates directly with the central nervous system
deliberate self- referencing
second dimension - environmental mastery
proactive self referencing
first dimension - self mastery
how much of what we do is counter - productive?
77%
percentage of illnesses we inadvertently give ourselves through our actions?
75%
Thought pattern hierarchy
- Proactive
- Positive
- Neutral – other people’s patterns
- Negative
- Subtractive
we improve the most when we focus on what?
our strengths
formula for high performance
Potential + Training - Interference = High Performance
Define conventional wisdom
doing things because that’s how it’s always been done before
generally accepted ideas
concept new ideas are compared to
3 biggest sources of interference to the human mind
self-doubt
negative intelligence
worrying about others
3 strategies to combat interference
self-belief
positive intelligence
control the controllable
definition of mediocrity
average at everything
5 attributes of high performance and their percentages
Self-motivation -76%
Self- confidence – 8%
Emotional stability – 7%
Athletic ability – 5%
Character – 4%
self motivation percentage
76%
self- confidence percentage
8%
emotional stability percentage
7%
athletic ability percentage
5%
character percentage
4%
How to build self-belief in ourselves
Power statements
3:1
Research on self
Control the controllable
In-out mindset
what causes us to doubt
other people’s thoughts
not having skills built up
can’t do mindset
dwelling on problems
3 dimension of cognitive ability
self mastery - control mind, authentic thought
environmental mastery - influence environment
leadership - helping others self- mastery
what causes conformity
not thinking for yourself
doing what has always bene done
formula for faith
belief + action
intend
direction
attend
action
process of how actions become habits
using conscious mind to overcome subconscious
positive intelligence
knowing what to do
negative intelligence
knowing what not to do
secret of success according to the lecture
accumulation of skills
positive intelligence
intelligence
actionable knowledge (skill)
knowledge
information coming in
formula for acquiring new skills
Can do mindset
Reinforcing patterns (3:1)
Controlling the controllable
Organizing the mind
Living in the present
3 main findings from the mundanity of excellence
talent is a useless concept
excellence is mundane
excellence is a qualitative not quantitative concept
conformity
failure or becoming like everything else
good at everything - not great at anything
internal locus
taking responsibility, approach and take handle on life
external locus
need of approval, learned helplessness, conform to environment
10-80-10 rule
bottom 10% get worse over time
middle 80% slowly get better
top 10% high performing, mature with time, rapid growth
definition and application of deliberate practice
- activity that is explicitly intended to improve performance
- reach for goals just beyond level of competence
- provide feedback on results
- high level of repetition
5 areas of journal your rate yourself on everyday
motivation
anxiety
concentration
confidence
decision making
how does deliberate practice contribute to success
training portion of high performance formula