Sports Psychology Glossary
Sports Psychology Glossary
20 terms
To begin, my field of study is Sports Pysychology. This field is a psychology where a psychologist help athletes to achieve optimal performances and assure that they are healthy. The professional can also help them with different techniques such as visualization or motivation, and he helps athletes with injury or recovery. This medicine really works on the mental health and well-being of athletes. My glossary could be useful for others in this field because it really helps to understand the specific vocabulary related to this field, and it can increase the comprehension of the psychologist's role.
- athlete
- Person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.
- cognitive processes
- Mental operations which help to build cognitive skills, and which can be trained and improved.
- consultation
- Meeting with an expert or professional, such as a medical doctor, in order to seek advice.
- development
- Process of developing or being developed.
- intervention
- Action taken to improve a situation, especially a medical disorder.
- knowledge
- Facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
- mental health
- Person's condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being.
- mindset
- Established set of attitudes held by someone.
- motivation
- General desire or willingness of someone to do something.
- performance
- Action or process of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task or function.
- psychology
- Scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behaviors in a given context.
- resilience
- Capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties' toughness.
- self-confidence
- Feeling of trust in one's abilities, qualities, and judgment.
- sport
- Activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.
- strategy
- Plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.
- stress
- State of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.
- technique
- Way of carrying out a particular task, especially the execution or performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure.
- treatment
- Medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury.
- visualization
- Technique involving focusing on positive mental images in order to achieve a particular goal.
- well-being
- State of being comfortable, healthy, or happy.