Sarah Kelly
Sarah is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked in a variety of NHS services since 2002. Her specialist interests lie in obesity, coping and diabetes, disordered eating, and working with psychological barriers that impact on physical activity. Sarah is currently completing an MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology at Staffordshire University. She is also a keen runner and regularly competes in events ranging from 5K to half marathon
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The Theory of Challenge and Threat States in Athletes (TCTSA) provides a framework for understanding how athletes react psycho-physiologically within competitive situations (Jones, Meijen, McCarthy & Sheffield 2009). To expand, the TCTSA proposes that in a sporting context an athlete’ appraisals of a sporting situation or competition will likely determine...
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Personal-Disclosure Mutual-Sharing (PDMS) is an intervention whereby an individual consciously shares an issue or situation, with a group they belong to (i.e., sports team/peers), in attempt to find resolution through interpersonal interaction (Olarte 2003). The approach is consistent with a counselling approach in that emphasis is placed on personal disclosure underpinned...
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There are around 2.7 million people diagnosed with diabetes in England, 90% of who have Type 2 diabetes (UK Health and Social Care Information Centre 2013); a chronic disease characterised by the body’s inability to regulate blood glucose concentrations. Incidence rate has been strongly associated with physical inactivity. (National Institute...