Psychological methods to eliminate the fears, phobias and anxieties of an athlete

Abstract

Fears, phobias and anxieties of athletes, as well as the influence of these processes on their athletic performance indicate the actuality of the problem. The success of international athletes depends on how they respond to their anxiety, fears and phobias. To this end, in the abstract article, all three concepts are subject to comparative analysis and psychological methods for overcoming them are mentioned. The concepts of fear, phobia and anxiety, which were comparatively analyzed in Azerbaijan from a scientific point of view, were the first to be studied in terms of psychoanalysis and neurolinguistic programming in relation to athletes. As a result, some practical psychological methods for the struggle of athletes with their anxiety, fears and phobias are described.