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Sport Psych Exam 1/39 AccurateQuestions & Answers
Emergence of Sport Psychology - --pursuit of excellence
-spectator interest
-money
-fitness movement
-sport as political tool
-recognition
-Employment of Sport Psychologists - -universities -sports teams -private
practice- business and industry
-Functions of Sport Psychologists - --Research -answer varied questions
through the use of methodologies and approaches
-Education- teach students in university settings, teach coaches,
administrators
-Application-administrating psychometric evaluations to assess performance
--- using techniques such as biofeedback and visual imagery to improve
performance
-What do Sport Psychologist do - --develop performance enhancement
programs
-psychological assessment
-communication assessment
-crisis intervention
-coach consultation
-Primary goals of Sport Psychologists - --helping athletes use psychological
principles to achieve optimal health and improve performance
-understanding how participating in sports and exercise affects health & well-
being throughout the lifespan
-Definition of Sport Psychology - --the study of psychological and mental
factors that influence/influenced by participation and performance in sport,
exercise and physical activity
-Image of Sport Psychology - --taken more seriously now
-sometimes viewed in the not so favorable light by athletes
-generally positive image -media, Olympic athletes, professionals
-Who benefits from Sport Psychologists - -Athletes, children, women &
minorities, injured athletes, fans
, -Sport - --institutionalized competitive activity involving two or more
opponents
-stressing physical exertion
-persistent patterns of social organization
-following formal rules
-occurs within a formal organizational framework
-Licensing of Sport Psychologists - --an individual would be allowed to
perform some duties associated with sports psychology but would not be
able to use the "psychologist" title.
- pursue voluntary certification. This does not confer the legal right to
practice, but does demonstrate expertise in a specialty area
-Sports psychology professionals at both the master's and doctoral levels
are eligible to become Certified Consultants (CC-AASP) through the
Association for Applied Sport Psychology
-credentialing( USOC registry) licensure -restrictive -certification (CC-AASP)
-AASP Certification (Association for Applied Sport Psychology) - --certified
consultant
-certain requirements *psych courses, member of AASP, doctoral degree, 2
or more annual conferences, 400 hrs pratical hours, 3 prof letters
-Founding of AASP - --association of applied sport psychology (ethics)
-primary org
-1986 jekyll island georgia
-1985 splinter group John silva
-alternative to NASPSA which focused mostly on motor learning
-Sport Psych and the Media - --media references to athletes who are
utilizing sport psychology service to enhance perf.
-accurately portrayed it
-The three divisions of the North American Society for the Psychology of
Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) are: - -sport psychology, motor
learning, motor control
-The organization that has done the most work in formulating a code of
ETHICS for sport psychology is: - -the Association for Applied Sport
Psychology (AASP).1986 (AAASP)
-USOC and requirements - --United States Olympic Committee
-professional must be both a certified consultant AASP and a member of the
American Psychological Association APA
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