self acquisition

flow

mindfulness

skill

practicing/daily implement

 During the self-talk process, your inner voice is working. Sometimes it is audible or silent. Whatever content is relevant to us and whatever we are thinking about is what we internalize

The origins of self-talk are said to be “...the internalization of interactions with important others in early life.” The interactions we experienced since a young age and how that has shaped us. Everyone thinks differently and not everyone grows up the same.

addressed to the self and used as an “...internalized self-regulatory tool.”

our thoughts

happens daily and within everything we do

internalize, affects our thinking and actions

We begin with private speech which is audible and as we grow older we reach inner speech

private speech starts off with our experiences very young and can be regulated by parents for example

shift as we mature into internal (devlops)

origins of self talk

as we grow we learn about ourselves and harness our self-talk

fans and supporters and able to imitate methods

if an individuals self-talk affects another athlete ---> self-talk can be viewed as an environmental factor that influences psychological processes of others

self-talk in sports

processes can be changed and shaped but they don't disappear

athletes may try to prevent anger but it's a futile effort to prevent all emotions

statements such as saying "well done!" after a game doesn't make sense to avoid

after making a mistake we express frustration to ourselves

psychological processes interact with each other and shaped by environmental factors