An Evaluative Case Study of a Psychological Skills Training Program for Athletes with Intellectual Disabilities

2002 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 350-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trish Gorely ◽  
Anne Jobling ◽  
Kellie Lewis ◽  
David Bruce
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Receptive Language ◽  
Positive Thinking ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Psychological Skills Training ◽  
Breathing Techniques ◽  
Cue Words

The purpose was to develop an evaluative case study of six 3-hr sessions, spaced over 3 months, of psychological skills training (PST) provided to athletes with an intellectual disability who were training for the Basketball Australia State Championships. Participants were 7 males and 7 females, aged 15.8 to 27.1 years, with a receptive language level of 7 to 13.7 years, 2 female coaches, 2 psychologists, and 1 registered psychologist supervisor. Sessions focused specifically on stress management, with primary attention given to cue words, breathing techniques, and positive thinking. Findings, based on interviews and participant observations, revealed that all participants believed that the PST was appropriate and worthwhile.

Psychological Skills Training of an Elite Wheelchair Water-Skiing Athlete: A Single-Case Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginie de Bressy de Guast ◽  
Jim Golby ◽  
Anna Van Wersch ◽  
Fabienne d’Arripe-Longueville
Keyword(s):  
Program Effectiveness ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Psychological Skills Training ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods ◽  
Wheelchair Athlete

This study presents a complete psychological skills training (PST) program with a wheelchair athlete and examines the program effectiveness using a mixed-method approach. After initial testing, the athlete followed a two-month program of self-confidence building, motivational, visualization/relaxation, and injury management techniques. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to examine the impacts on performance and psychological abilities. The triangulated results suggest that the PST program was perceived as effective by the athlete in terms of his sporting performances and mental skills. The characteristics and implications of a PST program with this wheelchair athlete are discussed, as well as the study limitations and the perspectives for future research.

Using the Experience of Evoked Emotion in Virtual Reality to Manage Workplace Stress

2019 ◽  
pp. 187-205
Author(s):  
Jennifer G. Tichon ◽  
Timothy Mavin
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Real World ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Workplace Stress ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Psychological Skills Training

This chapter explores how immersion in virtual reality (VR) evokes emotional states similar to those of the real world, and how deliberate immersion in high-stress situations can help teach individuals affective strategies to remain in control of their emotions. Psychological skills training programs teach techniques and strategies to assess, monitor, and adjust thoughts and feelings to cope with stress. VR allows an individual to put these skills to the test through the opportunity to practice coping with their emotional states while immersed in difficult scenarios. Keeping a clear head, ignoring fear when fear isn't useful, learning how to draw on an optimal blend of emotion and reason in times of crisis are all crucial skills for work and life. Affective Control Theory (ACT) proposes that affective strategies that typically strengthen and support performance are skills and that these skills are integral to stress management. Due to its key role in performance, recent research in psychology confirms affect as a crucial variable to consider in interventions in workplace stress.

Moving Toward Buddhist Psychotherapy in Sport: A Case Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 624-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Campbell Thompson ◽  
Mark B. Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Mood Disorder ◽  
Pacific Islander ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Football Player ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Psychological Skills Training ◽  
Projective Test ◽  
Training Approach ◽  
Interpersonal Engagement

This case study involves the progression from a cognitive-behavioral, psychological skills training approach with a rugby football player experiencing adjustment and mood disorder to a psychodynamic and interpersonal engagement with the client using themes from Buddhist psychotherapy. The study charts the development of the psychologist’s understanding of his relationships with clients and with his supervisor. We present a study of three people (i.e., the client, the psychologist, the supervisor) and how their stories and interpersonal interactions are interwoven from a Buddhist-psychodynamic perspective. We examine the influences of the dominant White culture on the male psychologist’s perceptions contrasted with the client’s background as a Pacific Islander. In addition, we present a projective test, which was central to the unfolding of this case study, designed for use with athletes. This case study is a confessional tale (Sparkes, 2002) told in the first-person from the psychologist’s viewpoint.

Using the Experience of Evoked Emotion in Virtual Reality to Manage Workplace Stress

2016 ◽  
pp. 344-362
Author(s):  
Jennifer G. Tichon ◽  
Timothy Mavin
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Real World ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Workplace Stress ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Psychological Skills Training

This chapter explores how immersion in virtual reality (VR) evokes emotional states similar to those of the real world, and how deliberate immersion in high-stress situations can help teach individuals affective strategies to remain in control of their emotions. Psychological skills training programs teach techniques and strategies to assess, monitor, and adjust thoughts and feelings to cope with stress. VR allows an individual to put these skills to the test through the opportunity to practice coping with their emotional states while immersed in difficult scenarios. Keeping a clear head, ignoring fear when fear isn't useful, learning how to draw on an optimal blend of emotion and reason in times of crisis are all crucial skills for work and life. Affective Control Theory (ACT) proposes that affective strategies that typically strengthen and support performance are skills and that these skills are integral to stress management. Due to its key role in performance, recent research in psychology confirms affect as a crucial variable to consider in interventions in workplace stress.

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