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The word psychology is derived from a Greek word ‘psyche’ and ‘logos’. ‘Psyche’-soul or mind’ and ‘logos -study’. Generally, it is accepted as the study of behaviour. Psychology is used in sport to enhance performance and to know the factors which affect our performance, like - anxiety, stress, personality, motivation, etc.
Sports psychology and its importance in the field of sports. Sports psychology is the branch of applied psychology which deals with sports performance and the Behavior of a player during training or competitions.
Importance of Sports psychology:
Learning of Motor Skills: Sports psychology plays a major role in the learning of motor skills. Motor skills learning depends on the individual's level of readiness.
Analyzing the Behavior: Analyzing the Behavior of Sportsmen Performance of a player depends upon the behaviours which are influenced by various factors such as sex differences, family conditions, personal background, heredity, growth, physical and mental maturity levels etc.
Identifying Talent for Specific Sports: Every sport has specific psychological demands. For example, boxing requires more aggressiveness, whereas archery and shooting require more concentration.
Stabilizing the Performance for Longer Period: It helps in stabilizing the performance of a player for a longer period. Then the performance of the player largely depends upon his psychological makeup and anxiety level.
Important from Research Point of View: Sports psychologists works in very close proximity to coaches to uplift the performance of players. Research findings help in the promotion of sports and games.
Encouraging: Encouraging the Players to Make a Comeback in Professional Sports Sports psychology encourages the players, who, due to injury or some accident, are forced to take a long break from their professional career, to return to their sport.
Stress and its management techniques:
A state of an affair involving demand on physical or mental energy. The body‘s physiological response to demands placed on it. In simple words, stress is a condition or circumstance which can disturb the normal physical and mental health of a person. Stress is nothing but the response of the body to an event or situation which are produced by physiological and psychological changes in the body stress is a body’s method to react to a challenge. It is a fight or flight reaction.
Coping is a technique which tells us how to handle anxiety or stress.
Techniques to Manage Stress:
Anxiety and its management
Anxiety: Anxiety is a psychological and physiological state of an individual. It is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.
It is characterized by cognitive, emotional and behavioural components. These components combine to create an unpleasant feeling, which is associated with uneasiness, fear of worry. According to Levitt, Anxiety is a personal feeling of apprehension accompanied by an increased level of physiological arousal. Anxiety is a chronic fear that limits our ability to carry out normal functions.
Anxiety (also called angst or worry) is a psychological and physiological state characterized by somatic, emotional, cognitive, and behavioural components. It is the displeasing feeling of fear and concern. The root meaning of the word anxiety is 'to vex or trouble'; in either presence or absence of psychological stress, anxiety can create feelings of fear, worry, uneasiness, and dread.
Anxiety in sports is a natural reaction to threat in environment & part preparation of fight response. It is a psychological phenomenon.
Management of Anxiety: Anxiety can be managed through various techniques such as
