Psychology for Sports Performance

Psychology for Sports Performance

Introduction

Sport is a cultural phenomenon of the twentieth century. Thus holds a prominent place in society so it is logical that more and more psychologists who are interested in this field. Both the study of the basic psychological processes, and to implement new psychological techniques in sportsmanship are considered. Although sports psychology is a recent theoretical discipline is convenient to study its origins and evolution process to increase understanding the current concept and its areas of research and application.

The role of different psychologists is also important. The main psychologists who will play an important role in sports psychology are as follows:

The different types of psychologists must act as follows:

Clinical Psychologist: its function is therapeutic and support for change of behaviour modification and unbalanced.

Educational Psychologist: is an educator and enhancing behaviours and appropriate skills for personal balance and development social.

Health Psychologist: a stimulator of healthy behaviours between education - orientation and the clinic. Sports programs as supportive therapies are an example.

Assignment 1: Personality and Motivation and Their Role in Sports Performance

Among the factors that influence this determination is distinctiveness; in which a person shows different behaviors in different situations. If the behavior that presents an unusual person, usually will give the behavior an external attribution. If it is not unusual, it is more likely to be judged as an intern. Consensus is observed when it is when all people respond the same way to situations that are similar. If consensus is high, then the allocation is expected to be external, if it is low is internal. Consistency refers to the fact that a person responds in the same way despite the passage of time. If there is a high consistency causes the allocation is internal, that is low in case, is external.

As is clear from this definition, personality denotes differences in the features physiological and psychological individual permanent determine behavior. Temperament and character Temperament is a part of the personality constituted by aspects denoting innate aspects "motivational", "activity" and "sociability" partly determined by biological or constitutional factors. "Temperament is born, not made." And is that part of the personality resistant to change, but may change within certain limits, especially the effect of learning. When we talk about differences in reaction times, thresholds perceptual sensitivity to stimuli or nerve force are referring to aspects of temperament. The term nature in its psychological sense, is used as a synonym for personality, but today has set the person or personality. For sport psychology the study of the personality of the athlete has become the dominant topic of the investigation of the motivations, modalities and the effects of interference on the dynamics psychomotor the game and competition.

In certain cases it seems that sports specific levels are make take several traits or personality characteristics. Perseverance in most sports, but is a required attribute for each sport isolated could be designed for specific qualities: control of anxiety for parachute jumps and value for racing. Thus, and with issues like these, ...