Learn how to use performance psychology and improve your mental, emotional, and physical game.
The Psychology of Performance: How to Be Your Best in Life
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Sport and Performance Psychology
- 02: Deliberate Practice: Essential for Experts
- 03: How Values and Goals Drive Performance
- 04: The Benefits of Mindfulness in Performance
- 05: When Positive Thinking Doesn't Work
- 06: Acceptance and the Willingness to Feel
- 07: Commitment Means "No Matter What"
- 08: Finding Internal Motivation
- 09: Using Imagery to Prepare for Action
- 10: Confidence and Self-Talk
- 11: Developing Focused Attention
- 12: Superstitions, Rituals, and Routines
- 13: Peak Performance: Getting in the Zone
- 14: Performance Anxiety and Choking
- 15: Being the Perfect Perfectionist
- 16: Self-Compassion for Self-Improvement
- 17: Burnout and the Need for Recovery
- 18: Pain Tolerance and Injury Rehabilitation
- 19: The Dangerous Pursuit of the Ideal Body
- 20: Fan Psychology, Identification, and Violence
- 21: Four Qualities of a Successful Team
- 22: Talent: A Developmental Process
- 23: How to Be a Great Sport Parent
- 24: Aging Athletes: Competing and Retiring
Taught by
Eddie O'Connor
