Tuesday, April 29, 2008
in my Sport Psychology (HMES 3375) lecture last monday we have covered a little bit of Sport Injuries. our lecturer Bob Grove relates injuries accounted by athletes with how well they cope with it.
most of the time, young elite adults when they get injured they tend to aggress more (frustrated, angry). and this leads to depression (to some extend). this is basically because sport is part of their life, more so their daily routine, habits and all of these sum up to create their personality. their personality revolved around sport. so when these elite athletes couldn't participate or couldn't performance at max anymore, it is like there is no point of fighting. part of them is gone.
of course this is the extreme point of view, and overgeneralizing the issue. some athletes could cope with rehab programs and eventually get to the same level as they were before. so this is where sport psychology gets intensified. hehe.. blogging about this surely does makes me excited. well, we haven't finish the topic in Injuries yet.. so, i will update regarding this issue in the near future, InyaAllah (if i remember to get back to this, hehe).
by the way, speaking of habits and personality. it got me thinking. exercising most certainly what i do everyday. and it becomes a habit. previous lectures in this unit as well, we learnt that everything that has patterns, automicity, negative effect if not done and when there is a strong stimulus-response bond - is called a Habit. refering to the Psychologists - Dollard & Miller, "personality" is cluster of habits guiding behaviour.
so the point that i am getting at is that, exercising is a habit for me and my personality revolve around sport. by having said that, if i miss one workout session, i would be restless because it is just not me. NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY I GOT SO GRUMPY/OUT OF FOCUS WHEN I DON'T EXERCISE... hahaha.. alhamdulillah.. i understand abit more of myself from my course... that is nice.
Dariah; 4:31 PM
