Behavioral Sport Psychology

Running head: SPORTS BEHAVIOR
SPORTS BEHAVIOR
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Introduction:
The human behavior is mostly driven and influenced by the psychological aspects of the human
mind. According to the researchers the psychology of the human brain is the most interesting
and important aspect of the human behavior, and it is found that almost all the behaviors of the
human beings are channeled and driven by the human psychology. Therefore, according to the
researchers and the sports scientists, the psychological aspects of the human mind also affects
and impacts upon the sports behavior of the human beings. There is a different genre of
psychologists who determine and deal and evaluate the sports behavior. The sports
psychologists work with the professional athletes and the sports personalities in order to
improve their performance through the motivating them (Wegner, and Schüler. 2014). The
sportsmen enjoy a very few years of their lives playing, and they essentially come across a
number of stressful and demotivating times and in order to deal with these periods of lives, and
certain stressful situations, it is observed that the sports personalities often consult with the
psychologists, even the coaches are found to be consulting with the psychologists at times.
Therefore, in the following assignment, the factors that drive or motivate the behavioral aspects
of the sportsmen or the sports personalities will be analyzed and discussed. According to the
psychologists and the psychiatrists there are five basic aspects or perspectives of human
behavior which determines the behavior of the sportsmen. Therefore, the aim of the following
assignment is to develop an understanding of the five perspectives of the behavior of
sportsmen, being, the biological, humanistic, cognitive, behavioral, and psycho- analytical
behavior. However, the psycho- analytical approach of the sportsmen will be discussed in detail,
along with the brief definition and description of the other behavioral aspects. Considering the
psycho- analytical approach, the behavioral example of Serena Williams, the Queen of Tennis,
in one of her matches will be discussed.

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Biological Approach:
According to the researchers, the concept of sports today is completely dominated by the
approaches of sports psychology and the measurement, and it includes a number of
approaches. The first among these approaches are the biological approach. The sports
psychology and biology includes the relationship between the coaches and the players, and it
essentially determines the behavior of the sportsmen as channeled by the requirements of the
coaches (Mann, and Narula. 2017). The sports psychologists who focuses on the biological
approaches have stated that there are seven things, which are required by the coaches. First,
carrying out the instructions of the coach properly; secondly being on constant demand by the
state and the team; the players being injury free and at the peak of their performance level;
developing individual expressions and dominating the sports environment around them; being
engaged with the sports environment all the time to gain newer and better perspectives; being
extremely fit physically to be able to adapt to the changing environment and changed altitudes;
and being able to manage the continuous stress factors and adapt to the changes of the body
and mind (Thelwell, Harwood, and Greenlees. 2016). Therefore, to achieve such measures, the
players push themselves physically and biologically, and it is found that being under extreme
pressure for a longer period of time, there are certain bodily changes as well as certain changes
in the brain. The factors of extreme hormonal secretions either shut down one part of the mind
or body or make it more active. Therefore, this is because of the hormonal secretions and the
misbalances that the players become very aggressive during a game, and there are certain
changes in their behavior.
Humanistic Approach:
The humanistic approach of psychology develop during the 1950s, as the counter parts of
behaviorism and psycho analysis, in order to deal with and to approach the negative outlook
and the negative behaviors of human beings. Thus, it come to know as the third force of the