Roles and functions of a sport psychologist are described in the categories of clinician, educator and researcher Do the clinical counseling sport psychologist is a person trained in clinical or counseling psychology and may be a licensed psychologist. Generally clinical counseling sport The Research Sport Psychologist For sport and exercise psychology to be a recognized and respected science, the knowledge must continue to grow. It is the scientist and the scholar who serve this important role. For the practicing sport psychologist to enjoy professional credibility there must ...

Karen Horney (1885-1952) Biography She was German American psychologist trained as a psychoanalyst in Germany who later shifted to the US. she agreed with Freud on the levels of unconscious, anxiety, and repression. She emphasized childhood experiences, social interaction and personal growth.   Disagreement with Freud • Differed from Freud on primary impulses; impulses are not the main motivating force. • Disagreed on Freudian position regarding the biological basis of differences between genders.   Main Concepts in Horney’s Theory: • A Major Concept: If The Environment ...

Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) Biography Psychologist He was a Swiss psychiatrist, founder of the analytical school of psychology, Jung presented a complex theory of personality. • 1913: left the inner circle of Freud’s students and colleagues, although he had chosen Jung as his successor. • Was mystical in his understanding and description of personality. • Had a positive approach toward one’s ability to control one’s destiny. • His view of human nature is among the most complex ever portrayed. The human psyche is embedded in past, present, and future; it consists ...

Alfred Adler Biography Psychologist (1870-1937) His theory is known as “individual psychology” which in many ways is the opposite of Freud’s theory. For Freud, individuals are constantly in conflict with one another and with society; Adler saw them seeking relationships and harmony, he looked upon mind as an integrated whole working to help to attain the future goals.   • Initially he was Freud’s closest friend. • 1911: Diverted and launched his version of psychoanalytic approach. • Differed from Freud in: i. Freud’s negativity (e.g. Thanatos instincts) ii. ...

Sigmund Freud Biography 1856-1939 he was the Founder of psychoanalysis • Austrian physician, neurologist, psychologist • Born in Moravia (Czech Republic) in a middle class family • Studied at Vienna University where he became interested in neurological research • Spent three years at General Hospital Vienna and worked in nervous diseases, psychiatry, and dermatology • 1885: Became professor of neuropathology at Vienna University • 1885: Following a government grant went to Paris as a student of French neurologist Jean Charcot, who was treating nervous diseases through ...