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What is Psychology?

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The study of mind both conscious and unconscious.

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Define Sports & Exercise Psychology.

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An interdisciplinary scientific and applied field that embrace sport science and psychology.

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What are the two types of psychology?

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1) Traditional
2) Positive

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What is traditional psychology?

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Driven to eliminate pathological mental behaviour

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What is positive psychology?

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Primarily with understanding the processes that enable people and groups to thrive

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What is the difference between psychologist & Sport Psychology Consultant?

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Psychologist needs a PHD,
Psychologist can diagnose mental disorders.

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What is the biggest focus in psychology?

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Do no harm instead of helping

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What are the four key points in dealing with psychology patients?

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1) Respect for dignity of persons
2) Responsible Caring
3) Integrity in Relationships
4) Responsibility to Society

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What are the ABC’s of psychological outcomes?

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A:Affect
B: Behaviour
C:Cognitive: Mental process

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What does motivation depend on?

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Both social environments and performers psychological characteristics

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What two things are Perception of competence is determined by?

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1) Individuals Goal Orientation (Personal)
2) Motivational Climate (Others)

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What are the two things that make up the individual goal orientation?

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1)Task
2) Ego

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Define Task Orientated and Provide an example.

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Set self referenced goal based on learning and mastery of skills. Focused on self improvement.
“My goal is to perform to my potential”

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Define Ego Orientated and Provide an example.

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Set norms referenced goals based on outcomes and competition.Focus on outperforming others.
“My goal is to be better than everyone else”

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What leads to the idea that training matters?

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Task Orientation

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Can task and ego orientation be present in the same person?

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Yes

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What is Motivational Climate?

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One’s perception of achievement goals promoted by important people in ones life.

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What is the main difference between task-involvement & ego-involvement climates?

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Task: Choose learning opportunities at risk of displaying mistakes
Ego: Put in effort to compare to others

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Do we either have motivation or not?

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No

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What are the six things on the motivation continuum?

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1) Amotivation
2) External
3) Introjected
4) Identified
5) Integrated
6) Intrinsic

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Describe Amotivation.

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No Motivation, no desire, No intent to participate in an activity

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Describe External Motivation.

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Behaviors controlled by Rewards or to appease other

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Describe Introjected.

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Internalization in which the person “takes in” a value but does not accept it as their own. Would feel shame or guilt if they quit

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Describe Identified Regulation.

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Behavior is valued, deemed important, done out of personal choice but it is still for extrinsic reasons

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Describe Integrated Regulation.
Self determined form extrinsic motivation, Valued as a core part of person's sense of self
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Describe Intrinsic motivation.
Performing behaviors voluntarily. Because they want to not because of others.
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What are the three psychological needs?
1) Autonomy 2) Competence 3) Relatedness
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According to the SDT, Three psychological needs must be satisfied so individuals can thrive, (presenting intrinsic motivation, well-need that can be undermined by an individualistic “Culture”).
Relatedness
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What is the definition of awareness?
Quality or state of being aware-knowledge and understanding that something is happening or existing
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What is the result of lack of awareness when talking about goals?
Focusing on the end goal and not the task at hand
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What are the three steps in awareness?
1) Athlete becomes aware of the ideal performance state and the routine behaviours they are already using to achieve this state 2) Recognize when no longer in the ideal state 3) Implements appropriate intervention to get back into ideal performance state
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What are the two pieces of peak performance?
Compensating and Adjusting
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What is the difference between Compensating and Adjusting?
Compensate: Internal Adjusting: External
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What are the 7 Rs of reactions?
1) Responsibility 2) Recognize 3) Release 4) Regroup 5) Refocus 6) Ready 7) Respond
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Explain the Traffic light analogy when it comes to awareness?
Green Light: Optimal, Continue what doing Yellow Light: Possible caution, observe carefully Red Light: STOP, change either up or down.
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When is the ideal time to catch yourself according to the traffic light analogy?
When it goes from green to yellow.
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What are some of the ways to develop awareness?
- Keep Records - Feedback Sheets -
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# Fill in the blank Lack of awareness is almost always the result of an excessive end-result. Instead of focusing on________________
The task
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What is the definition of stress?
Something that makes us uncomfortable or underpressure
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# True or False Stress is a process.
True
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Does environment play a role in stress?
Yes
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What is the equation for stress outcomes?
Situation + Reaction = Outcome
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What are the three groups of stressors?
1.Acute (short term, 1 min-couple days) vs Chronic (Long-Term, 1 week-years) 2.Expected vs Unexpected Stressor 3.Competitive (Game) vs Non-Competitive (Bullying)
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What is arousal?
State of activation from deep sleep to extreme excitement
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What are the two types of anxiety?
State: Anxiety experienced in certain situations but not others Trait: General predisposition to experience anxiety in a variety of situations
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What are the four theories of stress-performance relationship?
1) Drive Theory More Physical arousal the better the performance 2) Inverted-U Model Ideal level of arousal for performance 3) Cusp Catastrophe Theory Optimal performance when Cognitive anxiety is high & somatic arousal is moderate Dramatic decrease in performance when cognitive anxiety is high and somatic arousal is high 4) Individual Zones of optimal functioning (IZOF) Everyone handles situation handles things different
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Who can influence the environment in a sport setting?
Coaches, teammates, officials and opponents
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What are the ABC's of an event?
A: Antecedents: environments stimuli B: Behaviors that people engage in C: Consequences, Strengthens or weakens behavior
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Describe the ABC equation?
If A+B occur C is the result
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What is positive reinforcement?
Presentation of a positive stimulus | Giving a high five if something is done well
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What is negative reinforcement?
Something positive being removed because of something good | 5am lift taken out because of a good practice
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What is extinction?
Reinforcement stops to reduce the behavior | No one laughs at jokes and jokes stop
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What is aversive punishment?
Unpleasant stimuli presented to reduce behaviour. | Player criticized for being late to reduce the behaviour
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What is Response cost Punishment?
Remove something positive to reduce the behaviour | Athlete doesn't play because they were late
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What is the difference between Aversive Control & Positive Control?
Aversive Control: Punishment & Relies on fear Positive Control: Positive reinforcement & Strengthens desired through reinforcement
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What type of outcome of punishment leads to fear of failure?
Negative outcomes of punishment
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List two distinct advantages over aversive punishment.
1. Does Not rely on fear so won't cause avoidance of the punisher of the situation 2) Not modeling abusive aggression so less likely to learn to imitate aggression
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Why does aversive control work for some coaches?
* Feedback not taken personally * Recruit people that can handle it * Talented athletes
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What are some causes of injuries?
* Bad luck * Level of conditioning * Poor playing surface * Faulty Biomechanic
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# Fill in the blank. Major life events in the _____________ _____________ of competitive season can increase the risk of injury.
Calendar year
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How much more at risk are athletes to injury?
2-5x more likely
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# True or false Lower competitive trait anxiety is associated with higher risk of injury.
False | Higher competitive trait anxiety is associated w/ higher risk of injury
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What are two things that could make an athlete perceive more situations as stressful and cope less effectively?
1. Lack of adequate coping resources 2. Personality characteristics
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What is one way to help reduce injuries?
Reducing exposure to high-risk activities if the athlete has recently experienced many stressors.
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How soon should athletes rejoin their team after injury?
ASAP, being in a social environment with teammates is key
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What are the four steps to a coaches self-fulfilling prophecy?
1) Coach develops expectations for each athlete that predicts the level of performance 2) Expectations influence the coaches treatment of individual athletes 3) Coaches treatment affects the performance 4)Athletes performance conform to coach expectations thus reinforcing the expectations
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# True or False Coaches expectation or judgement of their athletes cannot influence the most athletes performance and behaviour.
False
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What is communication?
Ability to express thoughts,feelings and needs
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What are the ABC's of psychological outcomes in regards to communication?
* Affective: Emotions,moods,feelings * Behavioral: Observable actions * Cognitive: thoughts, mental processes
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What are the two main types of communication?
Verbal & Nonverbal
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What two things interact to produce meaning?
Content and Context
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# True or False. How you say things is as important as the content.
True
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What are the configurations of communication?
1. Coach-Team 2. Coach-Athlete 3. Athlete-Athlete
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Describe Coach-Team Communication.
* Impart all team expectations * Inspire everyones best * Monitor progress * Clarify the goals * Reinforce positive behaviour
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Describe Coach-Athlete Communication.
* Get to know athletes * Be honest * Reduce uncertainty * Focus on positivity * Empathy is key
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Describe Athlete-Athlete Communication.
* On path to same goal * Listen * Give and receive constructive feedback * Learn to tolerate * Avoid gossiping * Keep confrontation private
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What are the three types of listening?
1. Arrogant: More interested in what to say rather than what the other person is saying 2. Superficial or Inattentive: Tune out once they think they have enough info 3. Active: Attentive, connected and tries to grasp the topic
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What are the 4 Olves?
1. Involve: Talk about team culture and everyone job 2. Resolve: Come up with a solution when conflicts arise 3. Absolve: Once conflict is done move on 4. Evolve:Use conflicts as a time of growth
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What is culture?
All the ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation
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Define intersectionality.
Multiple intersecting identities lead to similar and unique experiences
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What is cultural competence?
Ability to work effectively with those of a different culture
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What is equality vs equity?
Equality: Everyone gets the same Equity: Everyone gets what they need to succeed
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Define Power relation.
Cultural relations involve power and privilege
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What is reality in regards to cultural competency?
Few get more than what they need, some get what they need and many get less than.
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What is justice in regards to equality?
Inequality is addressed and everyone can come as they are
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Should everyone be treated equally?
Not everyone treated equality, but accordingly to what they have and need
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What is the difference between sex & gender?
Sex is biological Gender is mental

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