Open AccessPsychodiagnostics: Classification of the Yips Phenomenon based on Musician’s Dystonia
Author(s) -
Christos I. Ioannou,
Martin Klämpfl,
Babett Lobinger,
Markus Raab,
Eckart Altenmüller
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000001696
Subject(s) - dystonia , phenomenon , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , psychology , neuroscience , philosophy , epistemology
Similar to musician's focal dystonia, a task-specific phenomenon known as yips, has also been reported in professional athletes. Yips is usually described as focal dystonia, or choking under pressure, or as lying on a continuum between both. Based on the common occupational conditions across musicians and athletes, the present exploratory study aimed to investigate whether musicians diagnosed with focal dystonia and golfers affected with yips, can be similarly subclassified based on their psychological profiles.