Burnout
What is the chief characteristic of burnout?
Emotional exhaustion
The father of American sport psychology is
Coleman Griffith
The most reported obstacle in goal-setting is what?
Time
True or False: Trustworthiness is a component of well-being
False
One’s confidence can change as the situation changes. This is known as
State self-confidence
What is not a symptom of burnout?
a. lack of caring
b. sleep disturbances
c. physical and mental exhaustion
d. elevated resting heart rate
e. increased anxiety
d. elevated resting heart rate
"Runner's high" is often synonymous with this psychological phenomenon
Flow
Having a goal to win the race is an example of a(n) _____ goal, whereas having a goal to “improve my best time” is an example of a(n) ______ goal.
Outcome; performance
What type of factors are the primary cause of injury?
Physical
Athletes with lower self-esteem are more likely to experience
A. low confidence and low state anxiety
B. low confidence and low trait anxiety
C. high confidence and high state anxiety
D. low confidence and high state anxiety
E. low confidence and low arousal
low confidence and high state anxiety
The two major "strains" or burnout are....
social–psychological; cognitive
social–psychological; physical
sociological; psychological
psychological; cognitive
physical; cognitive
social–psychological; physical
If a pole-vaulter shifts attention from imagining the approach to the pit to focusing on actually seeing the runway, his attentional focus has changed from _____ to _____.
Narrow-internal to narrow-external
The SMARTS acronym stands for what?
Specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic, timely, self-determined
This concept has been shown to predict athletic injury
stress/life stres
Confidence is seen as multidimensional, consisting of confidence in
a. one’s ability to execute physical skills
b. one’s level of fitness
c. one’s psychological skills
d. one’s confidence to improve one’s skill
e. all of these
All of these
Which of the following is NOT a component of Smith's model of burnout?
Cognitive responses
Coping behaviors
Situational demands
Cognitive responses
According to the catastrophe model, a catastrophe occurs with what?
high cognitive anxiety and high physiological arousal
“I want to do well” or “I want to have fun.” These statement are examples of what type of goal?
Subjective goals
What is a sign of poor adjustment to athletic injury?
•Feelings of anger and confusion
•Obsession with the question of when one can return to play
•Denial (e.g., “The injury is no big deal”)
•Repeatedly coming back too soon and experiencing reinjury
•Exaggerated bragging about accomplishments
•Dwelling on minor physical complaints
•Guilt about letting the team down
•Withdrawal from significant others
•Rapid mood swings
•Statements indicating that no matter what is done, recovery will not occur
Which is not a strategy to build self-confidence?
a. using diaries and videos
b. developing one’s signature strengths
c. using psychological skills
d. increasing the quantity of training
e. creating more pressure situations in practice
increasing the quantity of training
Cognitive
Sociological
Physiological
Sociological
Bill is always concerned both with winning and with comparing his ability to that of others. Thus, Bill has what type orientation?
Outcome goal orientation
Process goals
The principal psychological symptom of staleness is
increased mood disturbance
What is the strongest source of confidence according to Bandura's self-efficacy theory?
Past performance