Mindfulness in Sport: An Intervention for a Choking-Susceptible Athlete

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Jenna Hussey ◽  
Robert Weinberg ◽  
Arash Assar
Keyword(s):  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Track And Field ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Present Case Study ◽  
Insight Into

Although antecedents of choking under pressure have been studied, prevention efforts have been somewhat inconsistent. Current choking-susceptibility criteria include trait anxiety (TA), self-consciousness (SC), and coping style. In the present case study, a college track-and-field athlete was self-identified as choking susceptible (CS), and a sport-specific mindfulness intervention to reduce levels of TA, SC, and alter coping to reduce choking susceptibility was implemented. The athlete identified as CS completed the 6-wk Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE) program. Trait and state mindfulness were assessed throughout the program, with a follow-up 6 wk postintervention to gain further insight into the continuing effects of the mindfulness training. Visual analysis and quantitative and qualitative data demonstrated increases in mindfulness levels and changes in TA, SC, and coping, resulting in the participant’s failing to meet the choking-susceptibility criteria postintervention, indicating a reduced likelihood of choking in future performances. Enhanced mindfulness levels promoted greater awareness and acceptance, which may help counter the negative effects of stressful sport performances.

scholarly journals The Implementation of Visual Comfort Evaluation in the Evidence-Based Design Process Using Lighting Simulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 4982
Author(s):  
Anahita Davoodi ◽  
Peter Johansson ◽  
Myriam Aries
Keyword(s):  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Visual Comfort ◽  
Simulation Tools ◽  
Post Occupancy Evaluation ◽  
Lighting Simulation ◽  
Insight Into

Validation of the EBD-SIM (evidence-based design-simulation) framework, a conceptual framework developed to integrate the use of lighting simulation in the EBD process, suggested that EBD’s post-occupancy evaluation (POE) should be conducted more frequently. A follow-up field study was designed for subjective–objective results implementation in the EBD process using lighting simulation tools. In this real-time case study, the visual comfort of the occupants was evaluated. The visual comfort analysis data were collected via simulations and questionnaires for subjective visual comfort perceptions. The follow-up study, conducted in June, confirmed the results of the original study, conducted in October, but additionally found correlations with annual performance metrics. This study shows that, at least for the variables related to daylight, a POE needs to be conducted at different times of the year to obtain a more comprehensive insight into the users’ perception of the lit environment.

scholarly journals Using Compassionate Mind Training as a Resource in EMDR: A Case Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 186-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Beaumont ◽  
Caroline J. Hollins Martin
Keyword(s):  
Depression Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Discussion Section ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Compassion Scale ◽  
Mind Training ◽  
Current Signature ◽  
Insight Into

This case study examines the contribution of compassionate mind training (CMT) when used as a resource in the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment of a 58-year-old man, who presented after a recent trauma with psychological distress and somatic symptoms—an inability to sign his name. Self-report questionnaires (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS], Impact of Events Scale-R [IES-R], and Self-Compassion Scale [SCS]) were administered at pretherapy, midtherapy, posttherapy, and 9-month follow-up. EMDR with CMT facilitated recall of forgotten memories about his sister’s traumatic death decades previously, with related emotions of shame and grief, creating insight into how these past events linked to his current signature-signing phobia. Eight sessions of therapy resulted in an elimination of the client’s signature-signing phobia and a reduction in trauma-related symptoms, elevation in mood, and increase in self-compassion. Effects were maintained at 9-month follow-up. The “Discussion” section highlights the value of working collaboratively with clients to best meet their individual needs.

A Case Study of the Behavioural Treatment of Chronic Stomach Pain in a Child

1986 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J. Linton
Keyword(s):  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Adolescent Girl ◽  
Coping Skills ◽  
Behavioural Treatment ◽  
Stomach Pain ◽  
Applied Relaxation ◽  
And Coping

Behavioural treatment of an adolescent girl with chronic stomach pain is described. The client was treated with a broad spectrum behavioural package including applied relaxation and coping skills. Results indicated considerable improvements in ratings of down-time, nausea, health, and mood. Moreover, she was nearly pain-free, and her activity and depression levels were substantially improved. The effects of treatment generalized to the natural environment and were sustained at a 9 month follow-up.

scholarly journals Exploring the Role of Dermatoglyphics in Learning- A Case Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-303
Author(s):  
Charu Dhankar
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Intelligence ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Methods Of Learning ◽  
Present Case Study ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Acquisition Method

The nature nurture issue has been an important debate in all aspects of the individual development. According to Jensen’s heritability ratio, hereditary has an impeccable influence in the development process. Based on these, dermatoglyphics has been used in the present case study in order to observe the innate potential of an individual, to give parents an insight into their child’s hidden potential and to groom them effectively. The present case study is confined to the acquiring methods and unique quotients of the subject. The findings of the study revealed the unique quotients of the subject and the best suitable acquisition method for the subject.  Aim/Purpose: To test the methods of learning and unique quotients of the subject with the help of Dermatoglyphics Multiple Intelligence Test DMIT.  Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-3: 301-303 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i3.12651 

EMDR in the Treatment of Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 242-254
Author(s):  
Angela Cusimano
Keyword(s):  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Current Level ◽  
Practice Setting ◽  
Large Effect Size ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Insight Into

Most of the empirical evidence supporting the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) has been with individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This case study reports on the successful treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in a 13-year-old male using the standard three-pronged approach of EMDR in a private practice setting. The current protocol addressed the initial touchstone event, the current level of distress related to that event, as well as anticipation and planning for future feared events. The participant received 15 sessions of EMDR. At 90-day posttreatment follow-up, there was a substantial decrease in OCD symptoms (from moderate to subclinical) as measured by the Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale, indicating a large effect size (d = 0.81). The current study provides insight into treating OCD in adolescence and how using the three-pronged approach (past, present, and future) of EMDR can be an effective tool. Study limitations and suggestions for future clinical research are discussed.

scholarly journals Mapping the Royal Road and Other Hierarchical Functions

2003 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Wiles ◽  
Bradley Tonkes
Keyword(s):  
Basins Of Attraction ◽  
Local Optima ◽  
Fitness Functions ◽  
Cost Surface ◽  
Royal Road ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Present Case Study ◽  
Dimensional Graph ◽  
Insight Into

In this paper we present a technique for visualising hierarchical and symmetric, multi-modal fitness functions that have been investigated in the evolutionary computation literature. The focus of this technique is on landscapes in moderate-dimensional, binary spaces (i.e., fitness functions defined over {0,1}n, for n ≤ 16). The visualisation approach involves an unfolding of the hyperspace into a two-dimensional graph, whose layout represents the topology of the space using a recursive relationship, and whose shading defines the shape of the cost surface defined on the space. Using this technique we present case-study explorations of three fitness functions: royal road, hierarchical-if-and-only-if (H-IFF), and hierarchically decomposable functions (HDF). The visualisation approach provides an insight into the properties of these functions, particularly with respect to the size and shape of the basins of attraction around each of the local optima.

One Year Follow-Up of Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE) With Archers, Golfers, and Runners

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel W. Thompson ◽  
Keith A. Kaufman ◽  
Lilian A. De Petrillo ◽  
Carol R. Glass ◽  
Diane B. Arnkoff
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Performance ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Trait Mindfulness ◽  
Distance Runners ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Ability To Act ◽  
One Year

The purpose of the present investigation was to evaluate the long-term effects of mindful sport performance enhancement (MSPE), a program designed to improve athletic performance and psychological aspects of sport. One-year follow-up assessments were conducted on archers, golfers, and long-distance runners (N = 25) who attended Kaufman, Glass, and Arnkoff’s (2009) and De Petrillo, Kaufman, Glass, and Arnkoff’s (2009) MSPE workshops. Across the athlete groups, participants reported significant increases in the ability to act with awareness (an aspect of trait mindfulness) and overall trait mindfulness from pretest to follow-up, along with significant decreases in task-related worries and task-irrelevant thoughts (both aspects of cognitive interference during sport). The long-distance runners exhibited significant improvement in their mile times from pretest to follow-up, with significant correlations between change in runners’ performance and trait variables. Results suggest that MSPE is a promising intervention associated with long-term changes in trait variables that may contribute to optimal athletic performance.

Neurofeedback and Mindfulness in Peak Performance Training Among Athletes

Biofeedback ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noel L. Ford ◽  
Sarah N. Wyckoff ◽  
Leslie H. Sherlin
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Peak Performance ◽  
Performance Training

Years of research have demonstrated that biofeedback, neurofeedback, and mindfulness, individually and in various combinations, have been employed to effectively improve sport performance. The present article discusses the literature supporting the combination of these techniques, the neurophysiologic measures that support the use of these techniques for performance enhancement, and practical methods for implementing a combination of biofeedback and mindfulness with athletes. Finally, a case study is presented to offer practical steps on implementing mindfulness and biofeedback for the purpose of performance enhancement.

scholarly journals University’s Catalytic Effect in Engendering Local Development Drives: Insight into the Instrumentality of Community-Based Service Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Marcellus Mbah ◽  
Charles Fonchingong
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Instrumental Case Study ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Relevant Education

The context of this paper is Africa, where communities have historically looked up to universities within their locality to maximize their intellectual capital and knowledge creation to foster regional development. How well these universities are actively responding to the demands of economic and social development require attention. This paper reports an instrumental case study involving in-depth interviews and focus groups within a bounded locality in Cameroon to address what universities can do to enhance their contribution to local development. Findings suggest that whilst a university’s community-based service learning (CBSL) scheme can be ascertained as an instrument that can engender local development, this requires the fostering of relevant education for informed participation of different stakeholders in the framing but also firming up of CBSL objectives and processes. Furthermore, in order to optimize the prospect for local development instigated by CBSL activities, relevant stakeholders should go beyond short-term planning and adopt futuristic sustainable strategies. There is need to promote deeper dissemination, as well as follow-up on field findings for sustained implementation and outcomes.

scholarly journals MANAGEMENT OF GARBHASHAYGATA ARBUD IN AYURVEDA W.R.T. UTERINE FIBROID – A SINGLE CASE STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1544-1548
Author(s):  
Deepali J Agrawal ◽  
Ashish C Zanwar
Keyword(s):  
Uterine Fibroid ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Successful Management ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Basic Line

Uterine fibroid is the most common solid benign tumour which affects merely pre-menopause age. It is 3rd leading cause of hysterectomy. It gives a negative impact on women’s physical and social activities. A 45-year-old female patient approached the OPD complaining of heavy menstrual bleeding, heaviness in the abdomen, something coming out of the vagina. USG abdomen scan revealed a big myometrium fibroid in the fundus. She was suggest- ed a hysterectomy for the same. However, due to its complications patient was not willing for surgery. So, she was treated as per Ayurvedic basic line of treatment of Yoni Vyapad. She was administered Ashokarista and Chandraprabha Vati for 2 months along with two cycles of Yogbasti Chikitsa. After 2 months all symptoms were subsided. In follow up scan after 6 months revealed an absence of fibroid. During this treatment, the patient did not report any negative effects suggesting the progression of the disease. An attempt has been made for successful management of fibroid of the uterus in premenopausal age to relieve her symptoms. After menopause, the fibroid may be automatically shrinking due to a lack of oestrogen and progesterone. The case study will build confidence among ayurvedic practitioners to treat a fibroid of the uterus in premenopausal age with safe, non-invasive and non-hormonal management fibroid through Ayurveda, Keywords: uterine fibroid, garbhashaygata arbud, basti, yoni vyapad

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