CMPC Exam AND CMPC Exam Prep Overall Combined
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Rapport is made up of these two characteris cs - Answers Ac ve Listening & Presence
3 Factors that comprise a person-centered approach - Answers Congruence, Empathy,
Uncondi onal Posi ve Regard
Name 4 (of 7) parts of the Basic Listening Sequence - Answers Ques oning, Clarifying,
Encouraging, Paraphrasing, Reflec ng, Understanding, Summarizing
Who is the founder of the person-centered approach - Answers Carl Rogers
What are some uses for imagery? - Answers Learning/Prac cing skills/strategies/moves
Previewing performance
reviewing performance
What are some benefits of imagery? - Answers Enhanced mo va on
Enhanced confidence
Reduced Anxiety
Improved concentra on
What does PETTLEP stand for? - Answers Physical
Environmental
Task
Timing
Learning
,Emo on
Perspec ve
What are 4 concerns for an mentally unprepared athlete upon return to play? - Answers
Decreased confidence which decreases performance
Re-Injury
Feelings of stress and anxiety
Fear of injury and return to play
What are common a9ributes of "fast healers"? - Answers Taking personal responsibility
high determina on
more social support
posi ve a;tude
used visualiza on
less fear of re-injury
What are 3 techniques CMPC's can u lize for helping mentally prepare injured athletes for
return to play? - Answers Imagery
Goal Se;ng
Incorporate Sport Specific Skills
What are the two categories of factors that influence cogni ve appraisal in the Integrated
Model of Psychological Response? - Answers Personal & Situa onal Factors
What are the 3 areas that lead to Recovery outcomes in the Integrated Model of Psychological
Response? - Answers Cogni ve Appraisal,
Emo onal Response,
, Behavioral Response
What are the three stages of Physiological Sports Performance? - Answers Prepare, Perform,
Recover
What is a macrocyle and what is it made up of? - Answers Refers to a whole training season.
Made of mesocycles (Training blocks) that are made of microcycles (Training Weeks).
What are three stages of training? - Answers Alarm
Resistance
Exhaus on
CMPC Exam Prep Overall
drive theory
as an individuals arousal levels increases, performance will also increase linearly
Inverted U theory
arousal facilitates performance up to an op mal level, beyond which further increases in
arousal are associated with reduced performance
AD
Individual Zones of Op mal Func oning (IZOF)
This theory states that the op mal level of intensity may vary, raining from very low to very high
for different individuals, and that a mul tude of inter-individual differences exist across athletes
and se;ngs
Cusp Catastrophe Model
Describes the interac ve effects of cogni ve anxiety and physiological arousal on performance
3-dimensional modal
Low levels of cog. anxiety = inverted U pa9ern
new 2025/2026
Rapport is made up of these two characteris cs - Answers Ac ve Listening & Presence
3 Factors that comprise a person-centered approach - Answers Congruence, Empathy,
Uncondi onal Posi ve Regard
Name 4 (of 7) parts of the Basic Listening Sequence - Answers Ques oning, Clarifying,
Encouraging, Paraphrasing, Reflec ng, Understanding, Summarizing
Who is the founder of the person-centered approach - Answers Carl Rogers
What are some uses for imagery? - Answers Learning/Prac cing skills/strategies/moves
Previewing performance
reviewing performance
What are some benefits of imagery? - Answers Enhanced mo va on
Enhanced confidence
Reduced Anxiety
Improved concentra on
What does PETTLEP stand for? - Answers Physical
Environmental
Task
Timing
Learning
,Emo on
Perspec ve
What are 4 concerns for an mentally unprepared athlete upon return to play? - Answers
Decreased confidence which decreases performance
Re-Injury
Feelings of stress and anxiety
Fear of injury and return to play
What are common a9ributes of "fast healers"? - Answers Taking personal responsibility
high determina on
more social support
posi ve a;tude
used visualiza on
less fear of re-injury
What are 3 techniques CMPC's can u lize for helping mentally prepare injured athletes for
return to play? - Answers Imagery
Goal Se;ng
Incorporate Sport Specific Skills
What are the two categories of factors that influence cogni ve appraisal in the Integrated
Model of Psychological Response? - Answers Personal & Situa onal Factors
What are the 3 areas that lead to Recovery outcomes in the Integrated Model of Psychological
Response? - Answers Cogni ve Appraisal,
Emo onal Response,
, Behavioral Response
What are the three stages of Physiological Sports Performance? - Answers Prepare, Perform,
Recover
What is a macrocyle and what is it made up of? - Answers Refers to a whole training season.
Made of mesocycles (Training blocks) that are made of microcycles (Training Weeks).
What are three stages of training? - Answers Alarm
Resistance
Exhaus on
CMPC Exam Prep Overall
drive theory
as an individuals arousal levels increases, performance will also increase linearly
Inverted U theory
arousal facilitates performance up to an op mal level, beyond which further increases in
arousal are associated with reduced performance
AD
Individual Zones of Op mal Func oning (IZOF)
This theory states that the op mal level of intensity may vary, raining from very low to very high
for different individuals, and that a mul tude of inter-individual differences exist across athletes
and se;ngs
Cusp Catastrophe Model
Describes the interac ve effects of cogni ve anxiety and physiological arousal on performance
3-dimensional modal
Low levels of cog. anxiety = inverted U pa9ern
