EXSS 181 Exam 2 (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
What .are .the .4 .steps .of .PST? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-1. .Education .and
.Assessment .
- .participants .realize .how .important .it .is .to .acquire .psychological .skills .and
.how .the .skill .affects .performance
What .are .the .4 .steps .of .PST? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-2. .Acquisition .
- .Strategies .and .techniques .for .learning .the .various .psychological .skills
What .are .the .4 .steps .of .PST? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-3. .Practice
- .automate .skills .through .over .learning; .to .teach .people .to .systematically
.integrate .psychological .skills .into .their .performance .situations; .to .simulate
.skills .people .will .want .to .apply .in .actual .competition
What .are .the .4 .steps .of .PST? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-4. .Evaluation
- .should .evaluate .to .see .any .modifications .that .should .be .made .and .the
.effectiveness .of .the .training
What .is .the .ultimate .goal .of .PST? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Self-Regulation .
- .The .ability .to .work .toward .one's .short .and .long .term .goals .by .effectively
.monitoring .and .managing .one's .thoughts, .feelings, .and .behaviors
5 .Stages .of .Self-Regulation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Kirschenbaum's .5-Stage
.Model:
1. .problem .identification
2. .commitment
3. .execution
4. .environmental .management .
5. .generalization
Common .problems .implementing .PST? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-- .lack .of .time
- .unwillingness
Deep .Breathing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-- .method .of .arousal/anxiety .control
- .easy, .effective
- .decreases .muscle .tension
- .best .use .in .competition: .break .in .action
, PMR .(Progressive .Muscle .Relaxation) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-- .method .of
.arousal/anxiety .control
- .objective .is .to .teach/train .contrast .between .tension .and .relaxation
- .full .program .is .30 .min .but .can .do .abbreviated .program .
- .helps .relax .on-site .in .competition
- .Major .Premises:
.1. .tension .and .relaxation .can't .occur .at .the .same .time
.2. .relaxation .of .body .contributes .to .relaxation .of .mind
Autogenic .Training .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-- .method .of .arousal/anxiety .control
- .longer .time .to .learn, .extensive .practice
- .focuses .on .warmth .and .heaviness .rather .than .tension .and .relaxation
- .aims .to .produce .6 .sensations:
.- .heaviness .in .extremities
.- .warmth .in .extremities
.- .regulation .of .heart .rate
.- .regulation .of .breathing
.- .abdominal .warmth
.- .cool .forehead
Biofeedback .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-- .visual .and/or .auditory .feedback .of .muscle
.activity, .skin .temperature, .brain .wave, .heart .rate
Common .coping .strategies .of .elite .athletes? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-- .thought
.stopping
- .narrowing .focus
- .rational .thinking .and .self-talk
- .positive .focus
- .social .support
- .PST
- .time .management
On-site .coping/relaxation .techniques? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-- .smile .in
.response .to .tension
- .enjoy .the .situation
- .slow .down
- .stay .focused .in .the .present
- .be .prepared
Techniques .that .can .increase .athlete .arousal? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-- .increase
.breathing .rate
- .act .energized
- .self-talk
- .energizing .music
- .energizing .imagery
- .pre .competitive .workout
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
What .are .the .4 .steps .of .PST? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-1. .Education .and
.Assessment .
- .participants .realize .how .important .it .is .to .acquire .psychological .skills .and
.how .the .skill .affects .performance
What .are .the .4 .steps .of .PST? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-2. .Acquisition .
- .Strategies .and .techniques .for .learning .the .various .psychological .skills
What .are .the .4 .steps .of .PST? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-3. .Practice
- .automate .skills .through .over .learning; .to .teach .people .to .systematically
.integrate .psychological .skills .into .their .performance .situations; .to .simulate
.skills .people .will .want .to .apply .in .actual .competition
What .are .the .4 .steps .of .PST? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-4. .Evaluation
- .should .evaluate .to .see .any .modifications .that .should .be .made .and .the
.effectiveness .of .the .training
What .is .the .ultimate .goal .of .PST? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Self-Regulation .
- .The .ability .to .work .toward .one's .short .and .long .term .goals .by .effectively
.monitoring .and .managing .one's .thoughts, .feelings, .and .behaviors
5 .Stages .of .Self-Regulation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Kirschenbaum's .5-Stage
.Model:
1. .problem .identification
2. .commitment
3. .execution
4. .environmental .management .
5. .generalization
Common .problems .implementing .PST? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-- .lack .of .time
- .unwillingness
Deep .Breathing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-- .method .of .arousal/anxiety .control
- .easy, .effective
- .decreases .muscle .tension
- .best .use .in .competition: .break .in .action
, PMR .(Progressive .Muscle .Relaxation) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-- .method .of
.arousal/anxiety .control
- .objective .is .to .teach/train .contrast .between .tension .and .relaxation
- .full .program .is .30 .min .but .can .do .abbreviated .program .
- .helps .relax .on-site .in .competition
- .Major .Premises:
.1. .tension .and .relaxation .can't .occur .at .the .same .time
.2. .relaxation .of .body .contributes .to .relaxation .of .mind
Autogenic .Training .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-- .method .of .arousal/anxiety .control
- .longer .time .to .learn, .extensive .practice
- .focuses .on .warmth .and .heaviness .rather .than .tension .and .relaxation
- .aims .to .produce .6 .sensations:
.- .heaviness .in .extremities
.- .warmth .in .extremities
.- .regulation .of .heart .rate
.- .regulation .of .breathing
.- .abdominal .warmth
.- .cool .forehead
Biofeedback .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-- .visual .and/or .auditory .feedback .of .muscle
.activity, .skin .temperature, .brain .wave, .heart .rate
Common .coping .strategies .of .elite .athletes? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-- .thought
.stopping
- .narrowing .focus
- .rational .thinking .and .self-talk
- .positive .focus
- .social .support
- .PST
- .time .management
On-site .coping/relaxation .techniques? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-- .smile .in
.response .to .tension
- .enjoy .the .situation
- .slow .down
- .stay .focused .in .the .present
- .be .prepared
Techniques .that .can .increase .athlete .arousal? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-- .increase
.breathing .rate
- .act .energized
- .self-talk
- .energizing .music
- .energizing .imagery
- .pre .competitive .workout
