As sport / performance psychologists one of our biggest challenges is people confusing performance psychology with welfare (clinical / remedial) work such as counselling and psychotherapy.
Below are some statistics which not only explain the massive difference between them but is also a clue into why we are confident that in the future every “performer” will use a (good) sport / performance psych!
- About 10 % of Australians will be affected by anxiety disorders at some point in their life and would benefit from psychological treatment.
- 100% of performers will be affected by over or under confidence and would benefit from mental conditioning.
- About 20% of people will be affected by depression and 6% will experience a major depressive illness and would benefit from psychological treatment.
- 100% of performers will be affected by lack of concentration and would benefit from mental conditioning.
- 3% of Australians are affected by psychotic illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar mood disorder at some point in their life and would benefit from psychological treatment.
- 100% of performers will be affected by over or under motivation and would benefit from mental conditioning.
- Approximately 2% of Australians will experience some type of eating disorder at some stage in their life and would benefit from psychological treatment.
- 100% of performers will be affected by over or under arousal (nervous energy) would benefit from mental conditioning.