Test 1.1 Flashcards
Define sport
An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual it team competes against another person
What were Tripletts theories
Suction, shelter, brain worry, hypnotic theories
What is the dynamogenic theory
The presence of another competitor is a stimulus to a person in arousing and release nervous energy
Who is the father of sport psych in North America
Coleman Griffith
Which team hired the first psychologist
Chicago cubs in 1938
Around what time were the dark ages
1939-1965
Who was the father if applied sport psych
Bruce oglive he Dealt with problems with athletes and how to handle them
What are jobs in sport psych
Wellness industry
Clinical application
Health promotion orientation
Community health
What are the basic academic disciplines
Research
Teaching
Consultation
True or false
There was an advancement during the dark ages
False
What does role #1 of basic academic disciplines consist of
Teaching
-most sport psych specialistic in Canada and US work in colleges/universities
-develop and instruct universities courses
What is role #2 of basic academic disciplines and explain it
Research
-design, implement, and evaluate research to improve the knowledge base
-most take academic jobs
What is role #3 of basic academic disciplines and what does it do
Consult/practice
-they are a shrink or a motivational guru
What is used for consult/practice role
Evidence based medicine
What type of patients do clinical sport psych deal with
Abnormal behavior and solve problems
What type of patients do educational sport psych deal with
Develop mental skills and with supernormal behavior
What are the the characteristics of clinical sport psych
- trained in clinical or counseling
- may be licensed
- Prepared to deal with emotion and personality disorder
What are the characteristics of educational sport psych
- trained in kines/ sports science
- is not licensed
- use the medium of education to coach the principles of sport psych
What is evidence base-practice
Integrating the best available research within clinical expertise
-competent professionals understand and integrate scientific and professional knowledge
What are the three different foundations of sport psych knowledge
Basic scientific knowledge
Applied scientific knowledge
Professional research/knowledge
What does basic scientific knowledge include
Test fundamental mechanisms that produce conditions or events
What does applied scientific knowledge include
Generates solutions to immediate problems
What does professional research knowledge
Cover progression
What types of approach does consulting involve
Clinical or educational
