PSYC 365 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Eating Disorder, Cerebrovascular Disease, Peer Pressure
31 Oct 2020
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Psychological factors affecting performance in exercise & sport. Sport skills can be generalized beyond athletic environment to life. Issues that may compromise an athlete"s performance (e. g. injury, eating disorder, depression) Psychological methods - relaxation, goal setting, imagery, etc. that develop skills. Ability to relax under pressure better performance of sport. Sensory experience of performing sport w/o external stimuli. Can help performance but still understanding how best to use it. Highly aware of one"s internal & external experiences in context of accepting, non- judgmental stance. Indiv"s response to injury is complex & depends on. Nature & severity if injury role/importance of sports in one"s life. Psychologist has crucial role in intervention & management of injuries. Smoking - #1 preventable cause of death & disease in canada. 17% of canadians 15 years or older smoke. Reduced life expectancy & increased risk of many illnesses. Environmental tobacco smoke - related cardiovascular disease.
