This is an example of the ten point strategic plan. I will be basing my research off of workplace stress and health related issues. Below is a copy of what the plan should look like. I would like to do this template and relate it to my topic. For instance, research has shown that more people have heart attacks on Monday than any other day of the week. Research has attributed it to people being stressed out about the upcoming week. My topic will be related to stress in the workplace, so my ten strategy points must reflect that. Please delete material in the template and add ideas for my research topic. This is not a graded assignment ..it is an optional class assignment that can be used later in a regular assignment. R1: Is there a unique phenomena that exists in competitive martial arts breaking? R2: What psychological processes do competitive breakers use to overcome a failed attempt and prepare for a successful re-attempt? a. P1: There exist a unique phenomena in performance martial arts breaking after a failed attempt due to immediate pain response, and a need to quickly prepare for a 2nd attempt. i. Visualization in boxing has been studied with regards to posture; however, a lack on research exists on visualization in combat sport striking (Rzepko, et al. 2014). ii. Threat assessment was recently studied with regards to sports imagery; however, threat assessment has not been studied in response of a failure with a pain/punishment like variable (Willams & Cumming, 2012). iii. Recent research has suggested the need for investigation into psychological experiences involved with performance board breaking (Davison, 2011). i. Visualization in task performance/Killology visualization (Nordin & Cumming, 2005), (Grossman, 1995). ii. Arousal control in performance athletics (Edwards, et al. 2013). iii. Self-talk in athletics (Ghaffari, Bagherli, & Sanatkaran, 2013). iv. Threat appraisal in potentially dangerous task performance (Williams & Cumming, 2012). v. Pain response (Tesarz, Schuster, Hartmann, Gerhardt, & Eich, 2012). i. Understanding the thought and psychological processes of successful performance breakers after a failed attempt would lead to improvements in martial arts breaking training. ii. Investigation into the physical and psychological issues concerned with martial arts board breaking (Davison, 2011). iii. Present research suggests an investigation into the psychological experiences of performance board breakers (Davison, 2011) iv. Visualization has shown to increase performance in task execution (Nordin & Cummings, 2005). Killology is a form of visualization taught in board breaking where the boards represent force levels associated with injury infliction (for example, if a strike breaks three 1 inch 12×12 pine boards, the same strike would have the potential of breaking an average adult males jaw) (Grossman, 1995). v. The application of Stress Inoculation Training in sports to control emotions, anxiety, and physiological symptoms associated with arousal (Edwards, et al. 2013). vi. Verbal expressions commonly used in combination of arousal control to further prepare and cope with physical task executions (Ghaffari, et al. 2013). vii. The emotional and cognitive processes involved with evaluating the potential for, and degree of threat (Williams & Cumming, 2012). This becomes extremely important in power breaking. viii. Athletes are shown to have higher levels of pain tolerance; however, meta-analyses have yet to include board breakers (Tesarz, et al. 2012). i. Gap/problem: There is a need for an investigation into the thought processes and psychological experiences of performance martial arts breakers in preparation of a successful break, after an initial failed attempt. ii. Prior studies: Prior studies have investigate the psychological processes involved with task execution; however, there is a lack of research into the psychological processes involved with performance martial arts breaking. iii. Qualitative Study: Several psychological factors will be investigated and described through a phenomenological data collection interview process. iv. Significance: Research will add to the understanding of psychological factors used in performance board breaking, and in response to task failure. Research will also shed light on the unique psychological events that occur during pain/punishment response immediately following a failed attempt (typically hand pain). a. An in-depth description of the phenomena experience by performance martial arts breakers in preparation of a successful break after an initial failed attempt, will be presented through an extensive qualitative investigation/analysis using phenomenological interviews (Englander, 2012). b. Observation of behaviors after a failed break attempt, and in preparation of a following successful attempt, will also be included in the data analysis.
