Chapter 11 Textbook Flashcards

1
Q

Define PST.

A

a systematic and consistent practice of mental or psychological skills for the purpose of enhancing performance, increasing enjoyment, or achieving greater sport and physical activity self satisfaction.

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2
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The importance of mental skills is seen in the highly valued attribute of _____ _____.

A

mental toughness

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3
Q

In the 1950s, the first country to systemically engage in mental skills with athletes and coaches was the ______.

A

Soviet Union

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4
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Describe the mental toughness of olympic athletes.

A

gold medalists perceived mental toughness as a crucial prerequisite of athletic sucess

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5
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What does mental toughness have to do with?

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  • athlete’s ability to focus
  • ability to rebound from failure
  • ability to cope with pressure
  • determination to persist in the face of adversity
  • mental resistance
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6
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Most coaches consider sport to be at least ___% mental when competing against an opponent of similar ability.

A

50%

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7
Q

Golf, tennis, and figure skating are consistently viewed as ____ to ___% mental.

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80-90%

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8
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What is the 4C model in defining mental toughness?

A
  • control
  • commitment
  • challenge
  • confidence
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9
Q

____ factors account primarily for day-to-day fluctuations in performance.

A

psychological

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10
Q

Name 5 things that educational sport psychologists do.

A
  • goal setting
  • imagery
  • arousal regulation
  • concentration
  • mental preparation
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11
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Name 5 things that clinical sport psychologists help treat.

A
  • eating disorders
  • substance abuse
  • personality disorders
  • severe depression or anxiety
  • psychopathology
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12
Q

Psychological skills can be learned, but they must be…

A

practiced over time and integrated into a person’s daily training regimen.

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13
Q

How do more successful players differ from less successful ones?

A

how developed their psychological skills are

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14
Q

Coaches and athletes would find these topics most useful in PST programs:

A
  • arousal regulation
  • imagery (mental preparation)
  • confidence building
  • increasing motivation and commitment (goal setting)
  • attention or concentration skills (self-talk, mental plans)
  • coping with injury
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15
Q

Psychological skills training that is _____ based enhances sport performance.

A

educationally

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16
Q

What are the 3 phases of PST programs?

A
  • education phase
  • acquisition phase
  • practice phase
17
Q

How long does the education phase last?

A

may last for as little as an hour or for as long as several hours over the course of a few days

18
Q

The acquisition phase focuses on:

A

strategies and techniques for learning the various psychological skills

19
Q

What are the 3 primary objectives of the practice phase?

A
  • to automate skills through overlearning
  • to teach people to systemically integrate psychological skills into their performance situations
  • to stimulate skills people will want to apply in actual competition
20
Q

The 5 stage model of athlete self-regulation begins with _____ _____.

A

problem identification

21
Q

What is stage 2 of the model of athlete self-regulation?

A

commitment

22
Q

What is stage 3 of the model of athlete self-regulation?

A

execution

23
Q

What is stage 4 of the model of athlete self-regulation?

A

environmental management

24
Q

What is stage 5 of the model of athlete self-regulation?

A

generalization

25
Q

Name 4 of the most popular assessments with SPCs.

A
  • test of attentional and interpersonal style
  • sport anxiety scale
  • test of performance strategies
  • trait-state confidence inventory
26
Q

What 4 mental skills are emphasized in Vealey’s model?

A
  • foundation skills
  • performance skills
  • personal development skills
  • team skills
27
Q

What are foundation skills?

A

intrapersonal resources that are the basic mental skills necessary to achieve success

28
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Foundation skills include:

A
  • achievement drive
  • self-awareness
  • productive thinking
  • self-confidence
29
Q

What are performance skills?

A

mental abilities critical to the execution of skills during sport performance

30
Q

Performance skills include:

A
  • energy management
  • attentional focus
  • perceptual-motor skill
31
Q

What are personal development skills?

A

mental skills that represent significant maturational markers of personal development allowing for high level psychological functioning through clarity of self-concept, feelings of well-being, and a sense of relatedness to others

32
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Personal development skills include:

A
  • identity achievement

- interpersonal competence

33
Q

What are team skills?

A

collective qualities of the team that are instrumental to an effective team climate and overall team success

34
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Team skills include:

A
  • leadership
  • cohesion
  • team confidence
35
Q

What are the 3 phases of periodization?

A
  • preparatory phase
  • competitive phase
  • peaking phase
36
Q

Name 3 things that evaluation of the PST program does.

A
  • provides feedback for gauging the program’s effectiveness, then modifying if necessary
  • allows participants to suggest changes in how the program is conducted
  • the only way to objectively judge whether the program has achieved its goals