After completing this week’s readings, including our Lesson in the Lesson section:
Visit the following websites
Psychological Services for Sport, Health & Life
Association for Applied Sport Psychology
Provide a brief summary [i.e., at least four (4) sentences)] explaining why these organizations exist and how each provides assistance to the sporting public. Include specific examples for each organization in order to support your discussion.
Part III:
In this discussion, you’ll consider your personality and specifically the kinds of roles you play, the way you respond in different situations, and the things in which you believe.
Instructions
1. Thinking of your own personality, apply two (2) personality theories from your required reading “Psychology, Chapter 11 Personality.” Your choice of two (2) theories should help explain/identify characteristics that correspond to each of the following components of personality structure (i.e., 1. Role-related behaviors, 2. Typical responses, and 3. Psychological core).
When posting your answers to the following questions for Part III, do so in the format provided below and relate your answers to the content you read in our text.
Components:
1. Role-related behaviors: In your required reading, “Athlete personality characteristics and informal role occupancy in interdependent sport teams“, the authors defined role behavior. Apply this definition to the following:
How you act in different social situations; for example, as coach or instructor, student, son or daughter, and parent? [What two (2) theories help explain your ‘Role-related behavior(s)’ in these situations?].
Identify each personality theory’s name mentioned within your initial discussion in BOLD font.
2. Typical responses: The way you typically respond in different situations, for example, in a friendly pick-up game or exercise class, during the first meeting with new teammates, or when learning a new skill in a comfortable environment. [What two (2) theories help explain your ‘Typical responses’ in these situations?].
Identify each personality theory’s name mentioned within your initial discussion in BOLD font.
- Psychological core: Your most basic and deepest attitudes, values, interests, and motives. [What two (2) theories help explain your ‘Psychological core?’].
Identify each personality theory’s name mentioned within your initial discussion in BOLD font.
