Sport psychiatry and psychotherapy. Mental strains and disorders in professional sports. Challenge and answer to societal changes

Sport psychiatry and psychotherapy. Mental strains and disorders in professional sports. Challenge and answer to societal changes

(reviewed in Journal Club session, presented by Neoh Yeow Wen)

HOW TO TRANSLATE AND VALIDATE A QUESTIONAIRES

How To Translate And Validate A Questionaires

THE RELIABILITY OF MALAY VERSION OF PASSION SCALE: PRE TESTING

The Reliability Of Malay Version Of Passion Scale: Pre Testing

Frasier

Frasier is a television show about a radio psychiatrist who moves back to Seattle.  Frasier lives with his father and his father's physiotherapist, and his brother Niles (also a psychiatrist) is a frequent visitor.

Years: 1993-2004
Rating: TVPG

For more information, view its pages at the Internet Movie Database or purchase it from Amazon.

The following video contains scenes from the season four episode "Head Game."  In the video, there are various examples of ethical situations (e.g., boundaries of competence, bartering, and publicity) and athlete superstitions.  Each clip is preceded by a short explanation of what the upcoming clip will show, making it a great educational tool as it is both informative and entertaining.

The Boy in Blue

The Boy in Blue is based on the life of Ned Hanlan, a champion sculler.  The movie chronicles his life and how he starts off as a wild child until he took control of his own career and teamed up with an inventor.

Release Year: 1986
Rating: R
Length: 100m

For more information, view its pages at the Internet Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoes or purchase it from Amazon.

True Blue

True Blue (also known as Miracle at Oxford) is about the Oxford rowing team's rivalry with Cambridge.  After a tough loss, the team argues over how to band together to come back and win again.

Release Year: 1996
Rating: R
Length: 115m

For more information, view its pages at the Internet Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoes or purchase it from Amazon.

Invictus

Invictus is the real story about the South African rugby team who became champions in 1995, when the Rugby World Cup was held in their own country. Good history about coaching, leadership, and how sports united the whole country, which was suffering from racial and political tensions.

Release Year: 2009
Rating: PG-13
Length: 134m

For more information, view its pages at the Internet Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoes or purchase it from Amazon.

• Teamwork: In the final game, against New Zealand. The rivalry and how the South African team won by uniting together.
• Leadership: The position that the captain assumes in field and how he becomes the main worker within the team.
• Going for your Dream: The influence of Nelson Mandela in the training and conversations with the captain / players.