EXSS 181 Final Midterm Exam With Well Detailed
Question & Answers Perfectly A+ Graded New Update
What are the four steps of a PST plan? CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1. Education and
assessment
2. Acquisition
3. Practice
4. Evaluation
Education and Assessment phase CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Need participants to realize
how important psychological skills training is and how these skills will enhance their
performance
Convey importance of PST
Consultant must understand what PST can and cannot do
Athlete must understand the importance of practice
Patience
What psychological attributes separate the most successful athletes from the rest?
Have a competitive plan
Daily training goals
Use practice to stimulate competition
,High confidence
Task oriented thoughts
Positive imagery
Overcome obstacles by planning
Needs assessment
Focuses on determining the areas or various psychological skills athletes need to personally
improve upon
Acquisition Phase CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Focuses on strategies and techniques for
learning the psychological training skills
What does the athlete need?
Develop strategies and techniques for learning new skills based on needs
Prioritize and limit the number of skills introduced at one time
Learn basic skills away from the playing field (relaxation, goal setting, imagery etc)
Practice Phase CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Automation- Practicing until skill can be
performed without using any higher level cognitive control (automatic)
Integration- Use the skill, or versions of it, in practice, then competition
gradually introduce
find ways to adapt the skill to avoid disrupting performance
,Simulation- Re create the situation that requires the use of a skill in practice first to get a real
world setting before using it in competition
Evaluation phase CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Was the PST program carried out as
planned?
Did the athlete improve their mental skill?
Did the athlete meet the goal of the program/solve the initial problem?
Subjective and performance feedback
Reassessment: What could be modified or done next to deal with problems or aid further
improvement? (this is kind of like a fifth step)
Why are the phases of the PST program described as a circular process? CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Because the process keeps repeating itself
What is the ultimate goal of PST? CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Self regulation- the ability to
work towards one's short and long term goals by effectively monitoring and managing one's
thoughts, feelings and behaviors
What are the 5 stages of the self regulation model? CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1.
Problem identification
2. Commitment
3. Execution
4. Environmental management
5. Generalization
, What are common problems in implementing a PST program? CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Lack of conviction (by athlete)
Not wanting to do something new
convinced its not going to work
Lack of time (by athlete)
Priorities
Integrating PST into practice time
Lack of sport knowledge (by consultant)
PST consultants working in sports they are not necessarily knowledgable about
Lack of follow up (by consultant and athlete)
Do not expect results from only one or two sessions
3 methods of anxiety/arousal control CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Deep breathing
Progressive muscle relaxation
Autogenic training
Deep Breathing CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Advantage = easy and effective
Breathing out decreases muscle tension- people have the tendency to hold their breath in
stressful situations
Deep diaphragmic breathing at a slow and controlled rate
Question & Answers Perfectly A+ Graded New Update
What are the four steps of a PST plan? CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1. Education and
assessment
2. Acquisition
3. Practice
4. Evaluation
Education and Assessment phase CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Need participants to realize
how important psychological skills training is and how these skills will enhance their
performance
Convey importance of PST
Consultant must understand what PST can and cannot do
Athlete must understand the importance of practice
Patience
What psychological attributes separate the most successful athletes from the rest?
Have a competitive plan
Daily training goals
Use practice to stimulate competition
,High confidence
Task oriented thoughts
Positive imagery
Overcome obstacles by planning
Needs assessment
Focuses on determining the areas or various psychological skills athletes need to personally
improve upon
Acquisition Phase CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Focuses on strategies and techniques for
learning the psychological training skills
What does the athlete need?
Develop strategies and techniques for learning new skills based on needs
Prioritize and limit the number of skills introduced at one time
Learn basic skills away from the playing field (relaxation, goal setting, imagery etc)
Practice Phase CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Automation- Practicing until skill can be
performed without using any higher level cognitive control (automatic)
Integration- Use the skill, or versions of it, in practice, then competition
gradually introduce
find ways to adapt the skill to avoid disrupting performance
,Simulation- Re create the situation that requires the use of a skill in practice first to get a real
world setting before using it in competition
Evaluation phase CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Was the PST program carried out as
planned?
Did the athlete improve their mental skill?
Did the athlete meet the goal of the program/solve the initial problem?
Subjective and performance feedback
Reassessment: What could be modified or done next to deal with problems or aid further
improvement? (this is kind of like a fifth step)
Why are the phases of the PST program described as a circular process? CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Because the process keeps repeating itself
What is the ultimate goal of PST? CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Self regulation- the ability to
work towards one's short and long term goals by effectively monitoring and managing one's
thoughts, feelings and behaviors
What are the 5 stages of the self regulation model? CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1.
Problem identification
2. Commitment
3. Execution
4. Environmental management
5. Generalization
, What are common problems in implementing a PST program? CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Lack of conviction (by athlete)
Not wanting to do something new
convinced its not going to work
Lack of time (by athlete)
Priorities
Integrating PST into practice time
Lack of sport knowledge (by consultant)
PST consultants working in sports they are not necessarily knowledgable about
Lack of follow up (by consultant and athlete)
Do not expect results from only one or two sessions
3 methods of anxiety/arousal control CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Deep breathing
Progressive muscle relaxation
Autogenic training
Deep Breathing CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Advantage = easy and effective
Breathing out decreases muscle tension- people have the tendency to hold their breath in
stressful situations
Deep diaphragmic breathing at a slow and controlled rate
