PSYC 100B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Goal Setting

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100B
• Professor: Tonks Randel

Document Summary

There are two principle areas of concern in sports psychology 1) performance enhancement, 2) clinical issues. Performance enhancement involves acquiring psychological skills & methods for attaining top performance. Arousal or attention control are common, relaxation, goal setting, and imagery. Relaxation skills enable one to reduce anxiety and focus attention. Prm is one of several techniques, involves a systematic focusing of attention on different muscle groups. This provides a relaxation response that makes good use of breathing and muscle control. Pmr - relax foot -> head, gain control over muscles and joints use psychological components to succeed in sport, tradition types of meditation and relaxation, breathing. Self-talk - pertains to what athletes say to themselves around performance. Analysis here can reveal cognitive distortions, irrational thoughts, as well as positive thought patterns. Self- confidence can be built or shattered by self-talk. work with ppl to train them to speak positively to themselves eg. curling = hugely mental game.