What makes a high performer

Question 1

Define HARDINESS

Answer 1

A combination of attires that provide the courage, motivation and strategies needed to experience life stressors as growth opportunities

A cognitive component of resilience.

A personality dimensions that reflects the ability to find meaning and challenge in the demands of life.

Question 2

What are Maddi (2006) three HARDY attitudes?

Answer 2

1. Commitment - remain involved not matter how stressful things become.
2. Control - desire to exert ongoing influence on outcomes being shaped around you, no matter how hard.
3. Challenge - perception of stresses as a normal part of living and an opportunity to learn, develop and grow in wisdom.

Question 3

What are some examples of HARDY actions?

Answer 3

1. Building social support
2. Problem-focused coping
3. Engaging in effective self care
4. approach rather than avoidance

Question 4

Define MENTAL TOUGHNESS

Answer 4

A collection of attitudes, attitudes, behaviours, emotions which enable an individual to persevere and overcome any obstacle, adversity or pressure.

Also maintain concentration and motivation when things are going WELL for consistent high performance.

Question 5

What are the FOUR FACES of MENTAL TOUGHNESS according to Turner?

Answer 5

1. CONTROL - always find a way to influence what’s happening for me
2. CONFIDENCE - I’m willing to back myself in pretty much any situation.
3. CHALLENGE - Pressure is just part of the deal, embrace it.
4. COMMITMENT - Determined to show up no matter what.

Question 6

Which three of the FOUR FACES of MENTAL TOUGHNESS are the same as HARDY ATTRIBUTES?

Answer 6

1. Control, Commitment and Challenge.

Confidence is added

Question 7

What is NOT MENTAL TOUGHNESS?

Answer 7

• being physically and mentally hard
• being ruthless
• being stubborn
• suppressing emotions
• pushing to extremes when it’s not sensible

Question 8

Define GRIT.

Answer 8

• perseverance and passion for long term goals
• working strenuously toward challenges, maintaining effort and interest over years despite setbacks and plateaus
• more related to sustained commitment than talent, IQ or giftedness

Question 9

Define SELF-EFFICACY.

Answer 9

• Beliefs we hold about our capabilities to produce desired results determine what we choose to do, and for how long.
• also known as self-confidence or perceived confidence
• grounded in Bandurra’s socio-cognitive theory.

Question 10

What is SELF-EFFICACY not?

Answer 10

• not what a person believes they WILL do (about can do beliefs)
• not about general perception of skill - context specific
• not a personality trait
• not self esteem

Question 11

Name some PATHWAYS to SELF EFFICACY.

Answer 11

1. Direct performance experience - most powerful source of self efficacy is doing well
2. Verbal persuasion - being influenced by what others tell us we can do or help us to see.
3. Vicarious learning - action modelling by others
4. Physical and emotional states - pleasant experiences, activities that reduce high levels of arousal and distress tend to increase self efficacy
5. Imaginal experience - generating images relating to acting effectively.

Question 12

What are the impacts of inadequate or poor sleep?

Answer 12

• reduced activity through fatigue
• memory problems
• decreased quality of life
• impaired cognitive and motor performance
• negative mood
• Poor concentration
• Decreased reaction times