psychology – Page 5 – Pop’s Culture

Parenting with Depression

Children are a lot more aware of things than they are given credit for.

Fix Your Hat

I haven’t worked for him in over 8 years but I still wear my hat forward just in case he gets in striking distance.

Pop’s Culture (Kobe)

We only get 1 biological father, but we are blessed to have so many father figures to look up to.

Imaginal Experiences: Psychologist James Maddux has suggested a fifth route to self-efficacy through “imaginal experiences”, the art of visualising yourself behaving effectively or successfully in a given situation. We all do it and it’s a great thing. Watch your favorite players, visual yourself doing what they do, then go do it. Practice, practice, practice. YellContinueContinue reading “Imaginal Experiences”

Emotional & Physiological States

Emotional & Physiological States: The state you’re in will influence how you judge your self-efficacy. Depression, for example, can dampen confidence in our capabilities. Stress reactions or tension are interpreted as signs of vulnerability to poor performance whereas positive emotions can boost our confidence in our skills. Where we are mentally plays a huge partContinueContinue reading “Emotional & Physiological States”

Verbal Persuasion

Verbal Persuasion: Influential people in our lives such as parents, teachers, managers or coaches can strengthen our beliefs that we have what it takes to succeed. Being persuaded that we possess the capabilities to master certain activities means that we are more likely to put in the effort and sustain it when problems arise. TheContinueContinue reading “Verbal Persuasion”

Vicarious Experiences

Vicarious Experiences: The second source of self-efficacy comes from our observation of people around us, especially people we consider as role models. Seeing people similar to ourselves succeed raises our beliefs that we too possess the capabilities to master the activities needed for success in that area.

Mastery Experiences

Mastery Experiences: In order for athletes to prosper, they must have experiences that make them more capable of handling various situations. Learning to handle adversity is what allows top athletes to perform in high stress situations. While at the same time if they fail they are able to handle it and perform when the opportunityContinueContinue reading “Mastery Experiences”

Self-Efficacy

Self-efficacy is the belief in one’s capabilities to organize information and execute a course of action to navigate a prospective situation. According to social psychologist Albert Bandura, self-efficacy is a key component of the self-system, which consists of an individual’s attitudes, abilities, and cognitive resources. High self-efficacy increases the likelihood of successfully achieving a givenContinueContinue reading “Self-Efficacy”

Fan 1st

Don’t take the fun out of youth sports. It’s a game; they aren’t getting, they aren’t on, they are just learning and playing a game they Be your kids number 1 fan. Bad games are going to happen thankfully tomorrow’s another day. I love coaching but I love being a parent/fan more. If your visionContinueContinue reading “Fan 1st”