| Course ID: | KINS 4400/6400. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Exercise and Sport Psychology |
Course
Description: | Effects of participating in exercise and sport on psychological traits and states. Cognitive and neurobiological mechanisms and psychological limitations to athletic performance. |
| Oasis Title: | EXER SPORT PSYCH |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in EXRS 4400/6600 |
| Undergraduate Prerequisite: | PSYC 1101 and CBIO 2200-2200L and CBIO 2210-2210L and permission of major |
| Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | 1. To understand the role of research methods in exercise and sport psychology, and
use research findings and/or psychological theories to reach logical conclusions.
2. To demonstrate basic knowledge about key content areas of exercise and sport
psychology and be able to apply this knowledge appropriately in practical
settings.
3. To understand and apply ethical principles, especially those adopted by the
American Psychological Association.
4. To be aware of individual differences among people with regard to the
psychological aspects of exercise and sport.
5. To write effectively using appropriate writing styles. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. History of the field of exercise and sport psychology.
2. Professional and ethical issues relevant to the practice of sport pscyhology.
3. Scientific methods used to understand and evaluate psychological aspects of sport
performance.
4. Psychological interventions for performance enhancement (e.g., hypnosis).
5. Personality and sport success.
6. Pre-competitive states and athletic performance.
7. Cognitive, perceptual and pain processing during athletic performance.
8. Psychological monitoring of athletes to optimize training and performance.
9. Effects of exercise on anxiety, depression, self-esteem, sleep and anger.
10. Cognitive and neurobiological mechanisms underlying psychological consequences
of exercise and physical activity.
11. Eating disorders and athletes. |
| Honor Code Reference: | I recognize that all work completed for this course (i.e., exams, and extra credit)
must be performed by myself without unauthorized assistant from others. Examples of
unauthorized assistance includes copying from another student or allowing another
person to copy from me. Another example is completing work for another or allowing
another to complete work for me. As a member of the academic community I recognize
that I have a responsibility for knowing the policy and procedures on academic
honesty. These procedures can be obtained from the Vice President for Academic
Affairs or viewed at the following web site: http://www.uga.edu/ovpi |