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The Psychology of Sports
I’m not much of an athlete but I have been described by others as being “a good sport”. That has more to do with my attitude than my ability. Over the past few decades the combination of Psychology and sports has become big business. Teams and individuals frequently seek out the services of a psychologist to help them improve their game and win in their chosen field. Imagine each of us as a triangle that is suspended from the ceiling in mobile fashion. The top angle is our thinking or cognition. The angle on the left side is our feeling or affect and the angle on the right side is our behaviour or choices. Each of us strives for and is most stable when the three are in balance. Unfortunately, our North American society tends to be heavy on the left or feeling side. Frequently I hear clients state “I don’t feel like doing that”. If we lead from our feelings, life becomes quite chaotic.
I am a Cognitive-Behavioural therapist in that I tend to focus on the top and right angles of the triangle. In fact, I encourage my clients to have the thinking (cognition) as the engine of the train and the feelings (affect) as the caboose. Sports psychologists also tend to work from the top of the triangle. They help the athlete to develop a mindset of success. Behaviour follows and the celebrations (feelings) result. Let’s put this in perspective. Imagine that Tiger Woods had ability but thought that he was a “loser”. We would likely have never heard of him! His thoughts opened up the possibilities that resulted in his achievement. There has been a great deal of research in the area of sports psychology.
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Trauma Counseling Degrees – Spotlight on a Psychology Career
If you are thinking of establishing your career in the field of psychology than among the different options that will allow you to explore your opportunities and learn new things every day is a trauma counseling degree. In this career, a professional has to implement mental-health programs through working with different people to help them find a solution for their problems via a series of the traditional and institutional techniques.
There are different schools that allow you to earn a trauma counseling psychology degree. After getting your degree you will need to get a license to perform research on different therapeutic models and methods and work as a private psychologist / counselor.
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