PSYC 3301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sigmund Freud, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism
28 Jan 2017
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Athletes - know how to take advantage of your opponent"s weaknesses and strengths. Fans - use this to explain why their team may be failing or succeeding. What is it: the sum of characteristics that make a person unique. Personality characteristics to be highly resistant to change: people who are highly competitive across a wide range of situations and not just their sport. (board games, tennis, football, soccer) It is important for people who work with athletes to get as accurate as possible reading on their personality in order to use their talents successfully. Psychodynamic theory (sigmund freud: limited attention in sports psychology. One in particular in regards to sports sublimation: channeling aggressive impulse. If you"re a high performance athlete and your aggressive impulse is very strong you can"t walk down the street and express your impulse, you must express this impulse in a socially acceptable way (sports) Gaskin et al (2010) - the importance of unconscious motivations and influences.
