Evaluación de la impulsividad en los deportistas seleccionados de una institución de educación superior de la ciudad de Guayaquil

Abstract

This work has Educational Psychology as its main axis, based on theoretical constructs that support the approach of the psychological current. This is responsible for identifying emotional, educational, and intrapersonal needs. This study is based mainly on the cognitive, social, and educational development required by athletes in a higher training institution, which seeks the comprehensive growth of the student. However, there was a case of a basketball player who had maladaptive behavior with a coach he had known for a long time. This caused many negative consequences, something that apparently in recent years had not been identified as a strong point to evaluate. For this project, a series of processes were developed, including qualitative methodology and a practical approach to the use of two psychological instruments, the “TESen” and the “BIS 11”, in order to measure the executive and psychomotor functions of those athletes. The idea was also to implement action strategies that strengthen the aptitudes and abilities of said students, thus also obtaining results for future preventions and promotions related to comprehensive and mental health. With a group of interns from the Psychology major from another university in the city of Guayaquil, these instruments were applied to all those selected from the different sports of the institution. The results obtained were analyzed and deepened for the following interventions and follow-ups of the athletes who had altered results within the ranges of each test provided.