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Module JXH-4103:
Psychological skills training

Module Facts

Run by School of Human and Behavioural Sciences

10.000 Credits or 5.000 ECTS Credits

Semester 1

Organiser: Dr James Hardy

Overall aims and purpose

Applied practitioners are commonly asked to aid performers' psychological states - e.g., increase their confidence levels, facilitate better performance under pressure. Mental skills interventions have been a mainstay in the sports psychology literature and evidence is largely supportive of their beneficial effects for athletes. In this module you will gain a critical appreciation for the contemporary research literature primarily surrounding psychological or mental skills; with an emphasis on self-talk and imagery. Importantly, the reasoning for doing so, is to be able to apply this knowledge in form of effective athletic interventions.

Course content

Based on the adage that there is nothing as practical as a good theory, this module will place emphasis on relevant theories and research based literature pertinent to the following topics:

  • Basic and advanced psychological skills
  • Psychological skills packages
  • Intervention effectiveness
  • Goal setting
  • Self-talk
  • Imagery

Assessment Criteria

threshold

50%> Will have demonstrated some understanding of theories covered within the module as well as some ability to develop evidence-based psychological interventions. Reasonable communication / presentation skills demonstrated.

excellent

70%> Will have demonstrated an excellent and critical understanding of theories covered within the module as well as a strong ability to develop evidence-based psychological interventions. Excellent communication / presentation skills demonstrated.

good

60%> Will have demonstrated a good and perhaps glimpses of critical understanding of theories covered within the module as well as a good ability to develop evidence-based psychological interventions. Good communication / presentation skills demonstrated.

Learning outcomes

  1. Critical understanding and application of the contemporary mental skills literature

  2. Devise an effective and justifiable psychological skills intervention programme

  3. Apply psychological skills training to an appropriate intervention

Assessment Methods

Type Name Description Weight
Comprehension Test 5.00
Essay 60.00
Coursework 35.00

Teaching and Learning Strategy

Hours
Lecture

This module will consist of 10 x 2 hour lectures

20
Private study

76 hours will be devoted to private study and reading

76
Workshop

Live interactive workshop sessions 2 x 2hrs

4

Transferable skills

  • Computer Literacy - Proficiency in using a varied range of computer software
  • Self-Management - Able to work unsupervised in an efficient, punctual and structured manner. To examine the outcomes of tasks and events, and judge levels of quality and importance
  • Exploring - Able to investigate, research and consider alternatives
  • Critical analysis & Problem Solving - Able to deconstruct and analyse problems or complex situations. To find solutions to problems through analyses and exploration of all possibilities using appropriate methods, rescources and creativity.

Subject specific skills

  • demonstrate effective written and/or oral communication and presentation skills
  • work effectively independently and with others
  • develop knowledge of psychometric instruments
  • develop justifiable and/or evidence-based interventions
  • develop effective learning aids

Resources

Talis Reading list

http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/jxh-4103.html

Reading list

Sample papers:

Callow, N., Roberts, R., Hardy, L., Jiang, D., & Edwards, M. G. (2013). Performance improvements from imagery: Evidence that internal visual imagery is superior to external visual imagery for slalom performance. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 21. doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00697

Hardy, J., Begley, K. & Blanchfield, A. W. (2015). It's good but it's not right: Instructional self-talk and skilled performance. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 27, 132-139. DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2014.959624

Hatzigeorgiadis, A., Bartura, K., Argiropoulos, C., Comoutos, N., Galanis, E., & Flouris, A. D. (2018). Beat the heat: Effects of a motivational self-talk intervention on endurance performance. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 30, 388-401, DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2017.

Latinjak, A. T., Hernando-Gimeno, C., Lorido-Méndez, L., & Hardy, J. (2019). Endorsement and constructive criticism to an innovative online goal-directed self-talk intervention. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1819. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01819

Williams, S. E., & Jennifer Cumming, J. (2011). Measuring Athlete Imagery Ability: The Sport Imagery Ability Questionnaire. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 33, 416–440.

Courses including this module

Optional in courses:

  • X3AZ: MSc Applied Innovation Design year 1 (MSC/AID)
  • C6AT: MSc Performance Psychology year 1 (MSC/PP)
  • C6AU: MSc Performance Psychology (DL - 2 year) year 1 (MSC/PRP)

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