A importância do psicólogo do esporte: conhecendo os afetos para alcançar o alto rendimento.

Abstract

The present study is a systematic review of the literature on Sports Psychology, whose objective was to analyze the importance of the Sports Psychologist in the management of affections with high performance athletes. The research was carried out from the search for articles that dealt with the theme, having with the time frame the last 10 years of production on the theme, from the descriptors: "sports psychology", "psychoeducation", "control of emotions" and "high performance". The literature review indicated that the work of Psychology in this area, with the management of affects as the focus, can be affirmed as an important practice for coping with vulnerabilities in athletes, such as anxiety, insecurities, etc. However, there was also a scarcity of specific studies on the issue, which reveals the need for a deeper understanding of this theme, which requires further research in order to further enrich this field on the rise and, thus, contribute both theoretically and in the practical application of sports psychology.