2. Aim & Objectives Aim: By the end of this session students will: - Identify the different types of personality and the role they play in sports performance. Objectives: By the end of this session student will:- Describe the interactional approach, Psychodynamic theories. Identify your own personality type. Explain what Type A and Type B personalities are.
3. Psychodynamic This theory suggests that your personality is made up of: Conscious and Unconscious parts. What do you think mean and how can they affect performance? Three parts to the theory. id ( instinctive drive) Ego Super ego.
4. Ego = conscious part. –What we can control. id – instinctive drive Super ego Makes you do certain things without thinking Sprinter on the starting line – large levels of anxiety - muscles may freeze - false start Areas that we can control. Affects of this can be seen when a football play refuses to take a penalty because they feel they may let their team down if they miss.
5. Interactional view/theory Everyone in this room will know someone that is friendly and in their social life will not hurt a fly, yet, on the sports field seems almost uncontrollably aggressive. Theory suggest that when factors are strong they are more likely to predict behaviour. Quiet athletes – may run to towards ecstatic crowds when they do well.
6. Task Discuss With a partner any people that you think are like this. What do they behave like around other people and how do they react when placed in sporting situations.
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8. The main conclusions of this theory is that Type A individuals tend to be more motivated than type B
