PSYCH 124S Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Psych
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Problem-focused coping strategies focus on changing environment. Within this framework athletes will use a coping strategy also. Key coping strategies and styles are dynamic and fluid - changing with the situation. Mental toughness is an athlete"s ability to focus, rebound from failure, cope with pressure, and persist in the face of adversity. Mentally tough athletes have a high sense of self-belief and an unshakeable faith that they can control their own destiny. They can remain relatively unaffected by competition or adversity. The constructs of motivation, dealing with pressure, confidence, and concentration make up mental toughness (jones et al. , 2002). These attributes of mental toughness were employed before (e. g. , goal setting), during (e. g. , coping with pressure), and after competition (e. g. , handling failure). Control is the capacity to feel and act as if one could exert an influence on the situation in question. Commitment is a tendency to take an active role in events.
