Part II Coaching Psychology Flashcards
Define coaching psychology as defined by the first coaching psychologist Anthony Grant:
Coaching psychology is a branch of psychology that is concerned with a systematic application of the behavioral science of psychology to the enhancement of life experience work performance and well-being for individuals groups and organizations. Coaching psychology focuses on facilitating goal attainment and on enhancing the personal and professional growth and development of clients and personal life and in work domains. It is not aimed at directly treating clinically significant mental illness issues or abnormal levels of distress.
What are the bodies of knowledge applied in coaching psychology?
- Self-determination
- Positive psychology
- Appreciative inquiry
- Non-violent communication
- Motivational Interviewing
- Emotional intelligence
- Design thinking
- Flow theory
- Social cognitive theory
- Adult and constructive development
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
Describe self-determination theory and why it is a key theory in coaching psychology:
The end game of coaching- a client’s ability to reach his or her highest level of motivation, engagement, performance, persistence, and creativity.
Who developed self-determination and how long has it been used?
Edward Deci and Richard Ryan at the University of Rochester.
30 years
Deci and Ryan believe that to the extent that a coaching client’s environment nurtures and meets three primary pschychological needs which are- ___, ___, ___, autonomous self-regulation can occur.
- Autonomy (rather than controlled)
- Competence (confident and effective)
- Relatedness (having social support and connection that are autonomy-supporting)
According to Deci and Ryan, what are the 3 dimensions of social environment that can facilitate autonomy, competence, and relatedness?
- Structure: Developing clear realistic expectations; achievable goals; and encouraging capability as well a providing positive feedback, autonomy support, and involvement.
- Autonomy Support: Acknowledging that clients have choices regarding behavior. ID purpose, minimize external rewards/punishments, providing opportunity for both participation and choice, acknowledge every negative behavior when engaging in behaviors.
- Involvement: Concerns the quality of relationships and the perception that significant others are invested, understand the person’s challenges, and reliably serve as psychological and emotional resources.
What comes of self-determination?
- Greater persistence
- More flexibility and motivation
- Better heuristic performance
- More interest and enjoyment
- Better mental health and well-being
- Better physical health l
- Higher quality of close personal relationships
What are the four proposed mechanisms of action?
Mechanism 1. Growth promoting relationships
Mechanism 2. Elicit Self- Motivation
Mechanism 3. Build Confidence
Mechanism 4. Process of Change
Describe Mechanism of Coaching Action 1:
Growth- Promoting Relationships
Adopt strengths based stance.
Clients are not broken and needing to be fixed.
Potential to be resourceful, creative, resilient, and gain control.
“I saw an angel in stone and set it free”
Neuroplasticity helping clients change their brain.
Coaches support clients in developing new behaviors and mindsets by facilitating client-directed neuroplasticiy over time, fostering the ideal conditions for a client’s brain to change.
Mindful presence.
Coaching conversations help clients focus on the brain’s attentional resources - first step in neuroplasticity.
SEVEN BRAIN ACTIVATION STATES BY CARSON
Coaches help clients make meaning of connections.
What are the seven activation states “brainsets” as identified by Carson:
- Enable the creative process
- Mindful absorbing of new information
- Intense reasoning or thinking about a problem to solve
- Envisioning or imagining a possible outcome
- Brainstorming to generate new possibility
- A flow state that produces a creative outcome
- An evaluation phase to enable sifting through options and implementing an action plan
Describe Coaching Mechanism of Action 2:
Elicit Self-Motivation
Not external. Leads to sustainable long-term motivation.
Has future organization.
Connects behavior to something in the future that we value, or the identity that we want to project, is the type of motivation that has been shown to lead to sustainable change.
Produces flow experiences.
Taps into strengths.
Why behind the why.
Taps into an energy source or a life force that is intrinsic and biological.
What are the two general categories of motivation?
External and autonomous
What are the two types of external motivation?
- External motivation (external regulation): occurs when someone other than ourselves tells us what to do to avoid conflict.
- When we internalize the external ideal without a deeper alignment with personal values and desires, ads an inner critic that says “I should” or “I oughta” to exercise or eat better.
External motivation is not effective in the long term.
Describe Coaching Mechanism of Action 3:
Build Confidence
Help clients to select a habit that, while a stretch, is within reach and will build confidence a little. A little success will improve motivation and confidence and get clients started on an upward spiral.
Leverage a good dose of positive emotions.
Help clients tap into competence
Transtheoretical Model of Change: helps clients determine client readiness for change of a given behavior, which is related to a level of self efficacy.
Creative brainstorming
Relational flow
What are the four key variables in the Transtheoretical Model of Change?
What are the 5 stages of change?
- Stage of change
- Decisional balance
- Self-efficacy
- Process of change
- Psych (getting psyched)
- Prep (getting prepared)
- Perspire (take action)
- Persevere (manage slips)
- Persist (maintain change)
