Section 1 Flashcards
positive psychology
an approach to human behavior that focuses on wellness and not merely an absence of disease
evidence based practice
sound application and practice must be based upon good science
three fundamental questions about sport psychology by Gardner
- can it claim to be a scientific discipline
- why has there not been more emphasis put on advancement and scientific development
- why is there not more emphasis put on the mechanisms that apply meaningful change
one of the first evidence of sport psychology by Norman triplet in 1897
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father of sports psychology in North America
Norman griffith
accredited with establishing the first sport psych lab in illionois in 1925
norman Griffith
the father of applied sport psychology in North America
Bruce O.
father of modern sport psychology
Rainer martens
European sport psychology pioneers
- pierre de coubertin (father of sport psychology in Europe if not in the world)
- avksenty cezaravich puni (father of sport psychology in soviet union)
- Piotr antonovich roudik (established a school in Moscow)
feminism
a movement to end sexism
sexism
looking down on or giving less opportunity because of gender
diane gill four themes drawn from feminist theory and sport psychologist scholarship
- gender is relational rather than categorical
- gender is inextricably linked to race/ethnicity, class, and other social identities
- gender and cultural relations involve power and privilege
- feminism demands action
homophobic behavior
harmful behavior directed at individuals who are believed to be gay or lesbian, or such behavior directed at organizations or groups that support gay and lesbian people
quid pro quo harassment
there is a bargaining of privileges for sexual favors that goes from the male authority figure toward the female athlete
hostile environment harassment
a negative and debilitating atmosphere is created by the male authority figure that is both hostile and unwelcoming
emotional responses to sexual harassment
- fear
- anger
- irritation
- disgust
behavioral reactions to sexual harassment
- passivity
- avoidance
- direct confrontation
- confrontation with humor