Chapter 13 Flashcards
(18 cards)
Define progressive relaxation
Tensing and relaxing specific muscles until all muscle groups are completely relaxed
Define breath control
A physically oriented relaxation technique that involves proper breathing
Define biofeedback
A physically oriented relaxation technique that teaches people to control physiological or autonomic responses; the process of increasing awareness and regulating physiological processes to aid in arousal and in attentional and emotional self-regulation
Define neurofeedback
Feedback via brain waves
Define relaxation response
Applies the basic elements of meditation but eliminates any spiritual or religious significance to quiet the mind, increase concentration, and reduce muscle tension
Define autogenic training
A series of exercises that produce sensations, specifically of warmth and heaviness
Define cognitive-affective stress management training (SMT)
A skills program that teaches a person a specific integrated coping response that uses relaxation and cognitive components to control emotional arousal
Define stress inoculation training (SIT)
Exposing a person to stress so they learn to cope with stress in increasing amounts, thereby enhancing their immunity to stress
Define pressure training
Training that exposes athletes to pressure in practice so that they are better able to cope with pressure in actual competition
Define demands of training
Task stressors, performer stressors, and environmental stressors included as part of pressure training
Define consequences of training
The positive or negative outcomes athletes receive based on how they performed
Define hypnosis
An altered state of consciousness that can be induced by a procedure in which a person is in an unusually relaxed state and responds to suggestions for making alterations in perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or actions
Define matching hypothesis
An anxiety management technique matched to a particular anxiety problem
Define coping
A process of constantly changing cognitive and behavioral efforts to manage specific external or internal demands or conflicts appraised as taxing or exceeding one’s resources
Define problem focused coping
Efforts to alter or manage the problem that is causing the stress for the individual cornered
Define emotion focused coping
Regulating emotional responses to the problem that causes stress for the individual
Define resilience
A set of skills-as opposed to a disposition or personality type-that makes it possible for people to not only get through hard times but also to thrive during and after them
Define resilience training
A process that targets personal qualities, the environment, and a challenge mind set to teach individuals how to not only get through hard times but also to thrive during and after them
