PS286 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Clinical Psychology, Positive Psychology, Chicago Cubs
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A multidimensional perspective: disciplines that have had an impact on sport psych, cognitive psych, clinical and counseling psych, physiological psych, social psych, developmental psych, health psych, computer science, sociology, medicine, education, family studies, women"s studies. Seligman and csikszentmihalyi suggest that positive psychology can be thought of as an examination of the subjective experience (well being, satisfaction, fulfillment, pleasure and happiness: how does positive psych relate to sport psych, research in sport is directed toward enhancing performance, social and physical wellbeing and positive emotion, sport psychologists work with athletes to perform performance and life satisfaction, peak performance is about psychological, physical and emotional strength, key research areas for key factors such as optimistic disposition flow states, enjoyment, satisfaction, psychological growth and challenge. Careers in sport and exercise psychology: teaching, most employed in universities and colleges, provide educational services to community and sport organizations.
