APA 2140 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Goal Setting, Social Comparison Theory, Autogenic Training

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Human Kinetics
• Course: APA 2140
• Professor: Jennifer Brunet

Document Summary

Systematic and consistent practice of mental or psychological skills for the purpose of enhancing performance and/or increasing enjoyment/satisfaction. Education phase: athletes recognize important of mental skills and performance impact. Acquisition phase: athletes acquire various psychological skills and learn to employ them. Practice phase: implement skills in practice and competition. Types of psychological skills: goal setting, imagery, self-talk, arousal regulation, attention control, mindfulness. Target or objective that people strive to attain. Types of goals: outcome: focuses on social comparison and competitive results, performance: focus on improving and attaining personal performance standards, process: focus on specific behaviour. Performance profiling: flexible assessment tool to identify athletes performance-related strength and weakness. Smart goals: specific: specific vs vague, measureable: allow for objective evaluation of goal, adjustable/achievable: should be flexible and frequently modified, realistic: set attainable but moderately difficult goals, timeline: identify target dates. Using all the senses to recreate or create experience in the mind: auditory, olfactory, visual, kinesthetic, touch.