This course introduces cadets to the essential principles and skills of performance psychology and provides a framework through which these principles can be applied toward the pursuit of academic, athletic, and military excellence. The continuous cycle of conscious thought processes leading to unconscious mood states affecting physiological change and thus performance execution is examined in the context of each student's own experience of successful performance, and then specific skills which optimally leverage the mind-body connection are taught and practiced. Cognitive skills for confidence development, attention control methods, relaxation techniques, and imagery are taught and practiced. A detailed personal goal setting plan is completed by the course's end.
