A (an) __________ is any number of people with similar norms, values, and expectations who regularly and consciously interact.

You are a sports psychologist tasked with working with an athlete, Alex, a competitive tennis player, who has been struggling with maintaining focus and performing under pressure in high-stakes matches. Despite Alex’s strong technical abilities, he often experiences performance decrements during critical points of the game. Alex is seeking help to optimize his psychological skills for better learning, mental resilience, and overall performance in future tournaments. Identify the psychological determinants of expertise. Detail specific determinants to help Alex improve his attention and emotion regulation to optimize performance. (10pts) Describe 2 psychological skills/cognitive strategies to help Alex manage anxiety and enhance focus. (10pts) Describe 2 emotion regulation techniques for managing performance anxiety and enhancing recovery. (10pts) Describe Mental Rehearsal and explain how or mental rehearsal can be used to improve Alex’s mental preparation for matches. (10pts)

Describe what decision training in sport is and how does it differ from traditional practice? 

BCH4024 OC Sp25 E2 Q29: Iodine (I-) is required by the thyroid follicular cells for biosynthesis of thyroid hormones. The Na+I- symporter uses a gradient of Na+ to import I- into these cells. What type of transport is this?

BCH4024 OC Sp25 E2 Q13: Pepsin is produced from pepsinogen within the stomach through a process known as ______.

BCH4024 OC Sp25 E2 Q12: The inherited disorder known as phenylketonuria could just as well be described as ________.

BCH4024 OC Sp25 E2 Q34: Which lipid component is crucial for the formation of lipid rafts in the membrane? 

BCH4024 OC Sp25 E2 Q10: Gout is the consequence of abnormally high concentrations of _____.

BCH4024 OC Sp25 E2 Q22: In cancer chemotherapy, thymidylate synthase is potently inhibited by _________ .

Modifying a well learned/mastered behavior is difficult, but it is more than doable. Describe in detail, automaticity in sport, the challenges in changing a well learned skill and 2 strategies for modifying automatized skills.