PSYC 471 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mary Lou Retton, Kerri Strug, Joan Ryan
20 Feb 2017
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To consider the relation of goals and self-control to healthy adaptation. To consider whether self discipline is overrated misregulation. Now you have to be 16 to compete. Book on elite gymnast and figure skating training. Not as lively as the others so not much was expected for her. But she ended up being the key person in winning gold. (istorically gest performers in (cid:498)women"s(cid:499) gymnastics are (cid:883)(cid:885)-15 year olds. Religion can train people in self control and perspective, positive self talk saying )"ve done it a thousand times (cid:498)people don"t realize how tough and strong these girls are. Going beyond short term, seeing beyond immediate stimulus environment. Engaging in transcendence allows us to maintain self control with standards such as ideals, values, morals and social expectations and to. Improving in response to feedback from coaches etc. E. g. gymnasts know exactly what is expected of them. Very high in elite gymnasts controlled in every part of life.
