Sports Med Lear

Personality

Stable and enduring aspects of individuals that disntiguishes them from other people, making them unique but also allowing compairsons between individuals

What are the big 5 personalty traits (remember the acronym)

OCEAN; Openess to experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, agreeable ness, neuroticism

Openess to Experience

Likelihood to try new things and have original thinking

Conscientiousness

Tendency to control impulses, act in socially acceptable ways, and act in ways that further goal directed behavior; responsibility and organization

Extraversion

Likelihood to be social and be around peopleA

Agreeableness

Cooparetiveness, friendliness, relating to others in a way that preserves relationships

Neuroticism

Emotional stability, descibes the extent to which individuals percieve situations as distressing or maintain emotional balance

What are the 4 main ways to gather data regarding personality? (remember acronym)

LOTS ; Lifetime history, observations from friends and damily, tests, and self reported information

Are big 5 personality directly correlated with performance?

No

What are the two types of perfectionism and how do they differ?

Adaptive perfectionism - high standards, but not concerned what others think or mistakes (more likely to grow from failure)
Maladaptive perfectoinsim - high standards, and is concerned wwith what others think and mistakes (more likely to perform poorly, overwork or quit)`

Social Learning Theory

The process by which new behaviors, attiudes, and skills are aquired thruogh social interaction

Beliefs

Cognitive views about oneself, others, or the environment

Expectancies

Predictions about the future based on past and current information.

Intersection between belief and expectancies in terms of sports (give example)

An athlete who believes their skill will increase confience. If they believe that if they continue to train hard, then their performance will increase, that leads to higher expectations.

Self efficacy

Expectation for a person’s own capabiltities. Believe in yourself

How can you improve self efficacy? (4 ways)

Perfomance accomplishments - how a person views their own performance. Positive views are deemed acomplisments

Vicarious Experience - seeing someone else perform a task

Persuasion - influence of others on you

Psychological state - attention arousal to the task

What is mental toughness? (not real defintion but list a few of the attributes)

 An unshakable self-belief;
 Determination;
 Resilience. Rebounding after failure;
 Handling pressure;
 Coping skills;
 Remaining focused;
 and persistence (refusal to quit)

Why is mental toughness important for athletes?

Mental toughnes is important for athletes who need to remain actve for long periods or endure extreme conditions

Components of Mental toughness

Appraisal of challenges
 Commitment
 Confidence
 Resilience