Sport Psychology

Question 0

What is imagery?

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Physiological term that uses all the senses to recreate or create an experience in the mind, imagine the skill being performed without moving a muscle this creates muscle memory

Question 1

What is sport psychology?

Answer 1

Study of psychological and mental factors that’s influence and are influenced by performance and physical activities

Question 2

What in internal visualization?

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Seeing the sport being done through your own eyes

Eg looking down at the ball in golf

Question 3

What is external visualization?

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Viewing the athlete performing from the outside

Eg like watching golf on TV

Question 4

What is motivation?

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Can be defined as the direction of intensity and effort.

Encouraging others to achieve a goal can influence how people act think or feel

Question 5

What is direction (motivation)?

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An individuals attraction to certain situations

Eg beating a PB

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What is intensity (motivation)?

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How much effort and individual will put into the situation

Question 7

Types of Motivation

What is intrinsic motivation?

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Is the inherent pleasure that comes from trying, beating your best and experiencing an activity

Question 8

Types of Motivation

What is extrinsic motivation?

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Involved when the ability is personally important for the rewards our outcomes that’s results from participation rather than interest in the activity
Eg money

Question 9

Types of Motivation

What is Amotivation?

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Lack of motivation to act

Question 10

What is anxiety?

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A subjective felling of apprehension that is accompanied by arousal is related to negative emotions can cause people unable to sleep well and people can perform badly with anxiety

Question 11

Dimensions of anxiety

What is physiological anxiety ?

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Called somatic anxiety

Eg butterflies and heart rate

Question 12

Dimensions of anxiety

What is psychological anxiety?

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Called cognitive anxiety

Eh negative thoughts scared or worried

Question 13

What is Arousal?

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Heightened sense of physical and mental alertness or activation it’s a blend of physiological and pay logical activation and is not always associated with negative emotions
Ranges from a continuum from deep sleep to extensive excitement
It’s important for an athlete it identify the optimal levels of arousal for theirs particular sport

Question 14

What is concentration?

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The ability to direct ones attention to appropriate cues in the present task while screening our irrelevant external and internal stimuli

Question 15

What is external stimuli (concentration)?

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Audience booing
Bad officiating
Unsportsmanlike conduct

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What is internal stimuli (concentration)?

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Distracting body sensations
Irrelevant feeling
Dysfunctional thoughts

Question 17

What are the concentrations methods?

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Dress Rehearsal
Simulated Competition experiences
TIC -TOC
Pre performance rituals

Question 18

Concentration Methods

What is Dress rehearsal?

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Complete the competitive routine in the same uniform and environment like the real thing
Conducted frequently after athletes have mastered a new skill and are practicing for the whole routine

Question 19

Concentration Methods

What is simulated competition experiences?

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Making practice like the competition 
Makes an athlete become familiar with the environment 
Train in worst case scenarios 
Eg wet weather 
     Using fake crowd noise

Question 20

Concentration Methods

What is TIC TOC?

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Use words TIC TOC to trigger a response
TIC any self statements or thoughts that are irrelevant to the I modiste task
TOC switching to a relevant task
Strategy entails becoming aware to TICS and immediately making them TOCS

Question 21

Concentration Methods

What is pre performance rituals

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Develop pre set behavioral protocols for use during warm up and practice and times during the comp
Rituals trigger the needed arousal thinking and focus concentration
If attentions lapses can use ritual to refocus

Question 22

What are some methods to control arousal?

Answer 22

Music
Yoga
Sleep 
Recreation 
Breathing