Abstract:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is identified as a cognitive-based technique
applied to a wide range of psychological treatments. Presently, it is practicing in
the Sports psychology field to assist the psychological anxiety drops in athletes.
But CBT has rarely been practiced in sports performance enhancement in Sports
psychology in Sri Lanka. This study aimed to provide the use of exposure in sports
and present an incident of how openness can be used to optimize athletes'
performances with revels their anxiety without losing their performances. The
athlete was 19-year-old female 400m athlete with a moderate level of performance
anxiety. Firstly, conducted the behavioural analysis to identify the athlete's present
anxiety level and rapport buildup, and secondly psychoeducation was conducted
to realize the issues with her incident. Thirdly, applied the exposure to physical
sensations and gradual appreciation of the training with deep breath muscle
relaxation technique. Then she was moved from being exposed to Vivio to
exploring schema and showed there was nothing to fear. Lastly, an evaluation, 3-
month direct intervention and continuous follow-up of the athlete to ensure that
the athletic performance level was not reduced and identify the mindset. With this
therapy, the athlete's attitude can be set up and back to normal sports
performances. So according to the study, we can recommend following up on this
study, can use this methodology for sport performance enhancement of the
performance anxiety athletes.
