Sports Psychology Difficulties, Distractions, and Disruptions Review

The types of adversity we learned about in this unit are difficulties, distractions, and __________________.

Esteem in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is essentially an athlete's self-confidence.

The essence behind the Yerkes-Dodson law is to:

What is an example of love and belonging in terms of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

An athlete's ability to overcome challenges and focus amid chaos is _______________ _______________

What is the law we looked at called involving an athlete's balance between anxiety and arousal?

The definition of motivation is the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.

What is an example of a safety need athlete's must have?

Some sources of disruption include coaching changes, key player injuries, and off field issues.

What we looked at with Maslow was Maslow's _________________ of needs.

The name of a prominent psychologist we learned about is:

Some examples of disruptions an athlete may face are schedule changes, travel delays, and equipment malfunctions.

The top of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is Self-Actualization.

Some examples of difficulties for athletes include injuries, burnout, and lack of motivation.

Distractions are factors that divert an athlete's attention away from something. (an example is crowd noise)

The very bottom of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is:

For athlete's to reach self-actualization in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs they are reaching their full potential.

What is one important way to minimize distractions and disruptions?

What are some examples of coping strategies we learned that athletes can use?

This is an important vocab word we learned and means an athlete's capacity to recover quickly from setbacks