Self-Confidence
Social construct
The strongest source of self-efficacy
Past-performance accomplishments
What is the primary purpose of mindfulness?
To gain awareness/bring yourself to the present moment
- It's consciously attending to specific thoughts and feelings
Concentration is equal to ....
Attention
What is ironic processing?
Trying not to perform a negative action inadvertently causes that event to occur
Trait self-confidence can be defined as?
The degree of certainty individuals have about their ability to succeed.
This specific type of self-efficacy focuses on one's ability to overcome obstacles or challenges to achieve successful performance
Self-regulatory efficacy
The ability to view thoughts simply as thoughts, not necessarily as a true reflection of either the self or reality.
What type of focus has been found to be the most beneficial to performance?
External focus
- it increases performance outcomes, movement efficiency, and movement kinematics
- Teachers and coaches should teach athletes how to focus externally
Self-talk can help athletes become more ___ , ______, and _________
What are the three levels of confidence?
Optimal confidence, lack of confidence (self-doubt), overconfidence
Vicarious Experiences (modeling) has a four-stage process. What are 4 stages?
Attention, Retention, Motor reproduction, Motivation
Even though the effects of mindfulness may not be as strong as people suspect, how can it still be important (think of the example I gave in class)
The difference between winning a medal in the Olympics.
Disassociate
Elite performers will be better if they're associating during performance
What type of therapy proposes that an individual's beliefs about adversity determine whether their emotional and behavioral reactions are adaptive or maladaptive?
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
A set of enduring yet malleable positive beliefs that protect against the ongoing psychological and environmental challenges associated with competitive sport
Before competition, focusing on developing joint perceptions of capabilities and fitness to manage the upcoming competition in a successful manner is an example of building ______ ______ ?
Collective efficacy
In Dr. Zizzi's Chapter on Mindfulness, what are two of the most common therapeutic approaches?
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR; Kabat-Zinn & Santorelli, 1999)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
What are the three processes of attentional focus?
Attentional selectivity, attentional capacity, attentional alertness
What are the 5 Ps of Self-Talk
Personalized, Practiced, Purpose, Positive phrasing, and position
In the Sport Confidence Model, we discussed the consequences of sport-confidence. What are these three consequences?
Affect, Behavior and Cognitions
ABC*
Necessary skills and sufficient motivation
Dr.Zizzi writes that one important piece of anyone's journey to becoming more mindful is understanding ______________
What is NOT mindfulness
- Calmness, Meditation, being passive, something to achieve/something to master, being "totally", "completely", or "fully" anything
The Mechanisms of Choking
In class, I talked about what I do and say to myself or what my players say to themselves before an at-bat. This is one of the on-site techniques called....