PSY 614 Study Guide - Final Guide: Goal Setting, Toshiba, Mantra
18 Sep 2018
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Systematic & consistent practice of mental or psychological skills. Ability to focus, rebound from failure, cope with pressure, persist in the face of adversity. Higher confidence, greater regulation of arousal, better concentration and focus. Dispel idea that something is wrong with the athlete. Relaxation of body leads to relaxation of mind. Focus on sensations trying to produce warmth and heaviness. Expose to stress in incremental steps until stress response reduces. Identify irrational stress inducing thoughts, restructure to positive. Exposed to stress in increasing amounts, learns to cope. Efforts to alter or manage a problem that is causing stress. Regulating emotional responses to the problem that causes stress. Recalling from memory information stored from experience, shaping into meaningful images. Imagery facilitates learning because neuromuscular activity caused by imaging. Manipulate things - do what you want them to do. Elite athletes go into competition expecting to win. Performance improves as level of confidence increases up to a point.
