Psych 338 Midterm (2.0)

What is the quote by Mary-Anne Williamson about fear?

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.

What is the difference between performance psychology and clinical psychology?

Clinical psychology focuses on medication, while performance psychology focuses on reaching peak performance.

What are the three natural laws of high performance?

The law of attraction, the law of opposition, and the law of occupied space.

What do neurons that fire together do?

They wire together.

What percentage of our actions are counter-productive?

77%.

What is the formula for high performance?

Potential + Training - Interference = High Performance.

What is conventional wisdom?

Doing things because that's how it's always been done.

What are the three biggest sources of interference to the human mind?

Self-doubt, negative intelligence, and worrying about others.

What are the five attributes of high performance and their percentages?

Self motivation 76%, Self confidence 8%, Emotional stability 7%, Athletic ability 5%, Character 4%.

How can we build self-belief?

By how we talk to ourselves and using power statements.

What is the difference between knowledge and intelligence?

Knowledge is information, while intelligence is acting on that knowledge.

What is the process of how actions become habits?

Using the conscious mind to overcome the subconscious mind.

What is the meaning of the 10-80-10 model?

10% worse over time, 80% slowly improving, 10% high performing.

What are the four characteristics of task orientation?

Persist longer, set challenging goals, stronger work ethic, perform under pressure.

What is the relationship between anxiety and control?

Anxiety increases when we feel we have no control and decreases when we feel we have control.

What is the difference between good anxiety and bad anxiety?

Good anxiety promotes positive action, while bad anxiety is crippling and prevents action.

What is the importance of living in the present?

It helps us navigate better and focus on the task at hand.

What are the three stages of development/growth?

Rapid growth, slows down, and stops.

What mindset do high performing athletes have?

They continuously seek to improve their skills and do not conform.

What creates a psychological gap?

Racing ahead and dwelling on the past creates anxiety.

What is the law of occupied space?

Stay with the pace of life and remain in the present.

Performance Psychology

Main focus is reaching peak performance and mastering the mind.

Clinical Psychology

Main focus is medication and treatment of psychological disorders.

Counseling Psychology

Main focus is talking through problems and emotional challenges.

Programming the Mind

Deliberately organizing thoughts and habits to create high performance.

Law of Attraction

Whatever we consistently think about tends to become our reality.

Law of Opposition

Every worthwhile goal encounters resistance or opposition.

Law of Occupied Space

The mind can only hold one dominant thought pattern at a time.

Neurons that fire together wire together

Repeated thoughts strengthen neural pathways and become habits.

Conscious Mind

Approximately 10% of thinking; active awareness and decision-making.

Subconscious Mind

Approximately 90% of thinking; patterns, habits, and automatic behaviors.

Central Nervous System

Receives direction from both the conscious and subconscious mind.

High Performance Formula

Potential + Training - Interference = High Performance.

Potential

Innate abilities and talents that indicate where we can excel.

Training

Practice and skill development that improves performance.

Interference

Anything that prevents potential and training from producing high performance.

Three Biggest Forms of Interference

Self-doubt, negative intelligence, and worrying about others.

Three Skills that Combat Interference

Self-belief, positive intelligence, and controlling the controllable.

Conventional Wisdom

Doing things because that is how they have always been done.

Core of Excellence

Accurate thought.

Authenticity

Key to success according to Dr. Manning.

Mediocrity

Average performance resulting from neglecting potential.

Thought Pattern Hierarchy

Proactive, Positive, Neutral, Negative, Subtractive.

Most Dangerous Thought Pattern

Subtractive thinking.

Passion and Competency Relationship

The more passion and competency, the greater the potential.

Self-Belief

The ability to trust oneself and one's abilities.

Faith

Belief plus action.

Formula for Faith

Belief + Action = Faith.

Can-Do Mindset

Belief that improvement and success are possible.

Can't-Do Mindset

Belief that success is not possible, leading to self-doubt.

Power Statement

A short, direct statement that interrupts negative thinking and promotes action.

Purpose of a Power Statement

Pulls an individual out of fear and into action.

Communication Percentages

7% words, 38% tone, remainder nonverbal communication.