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TAMU SPMT 304 Test 3 Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Why "Butterflies are a good thing" - ANSWER ✔✔-Having the ability to embrace stress is the key to great
performance.
Exceptional thinking comes from not limiting stress but being excited by the opportunity.
Arousal vs. Anxiety - ANSWER ✔✔-Arousal is the body's fight or flight responses that have been created
to have the body operate at the highest level.
Anxiety is the cognitive interpretation of that feeling.
Self-Intimidation - ANSWER ✔✔-This is feeding your mind with thoughts and instructions on what you
are doing wrong, overwhelming yourself with exaggerated anxious thoughts.
Practicing Pressure - ANSWER ✔✔-Practicing under pressure helps you understand how pressure can
help instead of hindering your performance. This is about linking nerves with the potential to perform.
Progressive Relaxation - ANSWER ✔✔-Builds awareness of muscle tension in your body and allows you
to release that tension when you want to.
Thoracic vs. Diaphragmatic Breathing - ANSWER ✔✔-Thoracic = "Chest breathing" - taking short quick
breaths, hypes you up
Diaphragmatic = "Belly breathing" - taking deep breaths, helps calm you down
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Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets - ANSWER ✔✔-Growth - being willing to accept mistakes and learn from
them, using the mistakes to improve, enjoying the process, loves that there is always an opportunity to
get better
Fixed - being complacent and feeling as if there is nothing you can change
The ability to "Mess Around" - ANSWER ✔✔-This is always having the mindset for innovation. Never
being satisfied with the results of your labor and always striving for more.
Performance Philosophy - ANSWER ✔✔-Performance philosophies are small axioms that help remind
you to have a successful mindset. These are short and unambiguous, unique to you, and are all about
analyzing the obstacles that usually stand in the way between you and success.
Ex. - Pressure is an opportunity for success.
Positive Thinking vs. Positive Action - ANSWER ✔✔-Positive thinking is associated with the training
mindset, and lingering on what is ahead.
Positive action is about trusting your training and acting confidently.
Fallor Ergo Sum - ANSWER ✔✔-"I fail therefore I am." The reaction to failure is critical to success.
Handling Adversity, Setbacks, and Failure - ANSWER ✔✔-The risk of failure and adversity is part of
what makes the successes so sweet and it is important to face situations with this attitude. Look at the
obstacles as a part of the journey to success.
Slumps - ANSWER ✔✔-There is no such thing as a slump when you live with a consistent mindset,
reinforced by a good performance philosophy. Bad performances are not slumps until they are translated
into self-intimidation. It is important to view them as part of of the path to success.
Psychological Hardiness - ANSWER ✔✔-People with a high degree of psychological hardiness have a
very strong sense of: Control, Commitment, Challenge.
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TAMU SPMT 304 Test 3 Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Why "Butterflies are a good thing" - ANSWER ✔✔-Having the ability to embrace stress is the key to great
performance.
Exceptional thinking comes from not limiting stress but being excited by the opportunity.
Arousal vs. Anxiety - ANSWER ✔✔-Arousal is the body's fight or flight responses that have been created
to have the body operate at the highest level.
Anxiety is the cognitive interpretation of that feeling.
Self-Intimidation - ANSWER ✔✔-This is feeding your mind with thoughts and instructions on what you
are doing wrong, overwhelming yourself with exaggerated anxious thoughts.
Practicing Pressure - ANSWER ✔✔-Practicing under pressure helps you understand how pressure can
help instead of hindering your performance. This is about linking nerves with the potential to perform.
Progressive Relaxation - ANSWER ✔✔-Builds awareness of muscle tension in your body and allows you
to release that tension when you want to.
Thoracic vs. Diaphragmatic Breathing - ANSWER ✔✔-Thoracic = "Chest breathing" - taking short quick
breaths, hypes you up
Diaphragmatic = "Belly breathing" - taking deep breaths, helps calm you down
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Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets - ANSWER ✔✔-Growth - being willing to accept mistakes and learn from
them, using the mistakes to improve, enjoying the process, loves that there is always an opportunity to
get better
Fixed - being complacent and feeling as if there is nothing you can change
The ability to "Mess Around" - ANSWER ✔✔-This is always having the mindset for innovation. Never
being satisfied with the results of your labor and always striving for more.
Performance Philosophy - ANSWER ✔✔-Performance philosophies are small axioms that help remind
you to have a successful mindset. These are short and unambiguous, unique to you, and are all about
analyzing the obstacles that usually stand in the way between you and success.
Ex. - Pressure is an opportunity for success.
Positive Thinking vs. Positive Action - ANSWER ✔✔-Positive thinking is associated with the training
mindset, and lingering on what is ahead.
Positive action is about trusting your training and acting confidently.
Fallor Ergo Sum - ANSWER ✔✔-"I fail therefore I am." The reaction to failure is critical to success.
Handling Adversity, Setbacks, and Failure - ANSWER ✔✔-The risk of failure and adversity is part of
what makes the successes so sweet and it is important to face situations with this attitude. Look at the
obstacles as a part of the journey to success.
Slumps - ANSWER ✔✔-There is no such thing as a slump when you live with a consistent mindset,
reinforced by a good performance philosophy. Bad performances are not slumps until they are translated
into self-intimidation. It is important to view them as part of of the path to success.
Psychological Hardiness - ANSWER ✔✔-People with a high degree of psychological hardiness have a
very strong sense of: Control, Commitment, Challenge.
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