EXSS 181 Exam 2 with A Grade Solutions

EXSS 181 Exam 2 with A Grade Solutions What are the 4 steps of PST? - Answer-1. Education and Assessment - participants realize how important it is to acquire psychological skills and how the skill affects performance What are the 4 steps of PST? - Answer-2. Acquisition - Strategies and techniques for learning the various psychological skills What are the 4 steps of PST? - Answer-3. Practice - automate skills through over learning; to teach people to systematically integrate psychological skills into their performance situations; to simulate skills people will want to apply in actual competition What are the 4 steps of PST? - Answer-4. Evaluation - should evaluate to see any modifications that should be made and the effectiveness of the training What is the ultimate goal of PST? - Answer-Self-Regulation - The ability to work toward one's short and long term goals by effectively monitoring and managing one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors 5 Stages of Self-Regulation - Answer-Kirschenbaum's 5-Stage Model: 1. problem identification 2. commitment 3. execution 4. environmental management 5. generalization Common problems implementing PST? - Answer-- lack of time - unwillingness Deep Breathing - Answer-- method of arousal/anxiety control - easy, effective - decreases muscle tension - best use in competition: break in action PMR (Progressive Muscle Relaxation) - Answer-- method of arousal/anxiety control - objective is to teach/train contrast between tension and relaxation - full program is 30 min but can do abbreviated program - helps relax on-site in competition - Major Premises: 1. tension and relaxation can't occur at the same time 2. relaxation of body contributes to relaxation of mind Autogenic Training - Answer-- method of arousal/anxiety control - longer time to learn, extensive practice - focuses on warmth and heaviness rather than tension and relaxation - aims to produce 6 sensations: - heaviness in extremities - warmth in extremities - regulation of heart rate - regulation of breathing - abdominal warmth - cool forehead Biofeedback - Answer-- visual and/or auditory feedback of muscle activity, skin temperature, brain wave, heart rate Common coping strategies of elite athletes? - Answer-- thought stopping - narrowing focus - rational thinking and self-talk - positive focus - social support - PST - time management