UGA Bulletin

Course Description

Relation of physical activity and physical fitness to stress and mental health, and explanatory models of exercise patterns.

Athena Title

Exercise Psychology

Semester Course Offered

Not offered on a regular basis.

Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

Student learning Outcomes

Students will be able to describe the historical development of the field of exercise psychology within the context of the history of the fields of psychology and neuroscience.
Students will be able to identify key events and people that have current knowledge and scientific methods in exercise psychology.
Students will be able to describe the methods of exercise psychology, including psychometrics, psychophysics, and behavioral neuroscience.
Students will be able to summarize and critically evaluate current evidence about the effects of physical activity on physiological responses during stress; affect, mood, and emotion; anxiety; depression; self-esteem; and sleep.
Students will be able to identify and discuss biologically plausible mechanisms whereby acute and chronic physical activity can exert its effects on the aforementioned outcomes.
Students will be able to discuss known personal, environmental, and physical activity characteristics associated with participation in leisure time physical activity.
Students will be able to discuss the key elements of theories used to understand physical activity and guide interventions to increase it.
Students will be able to describe typical interventions designed to increase physical activity and their effectiveness.
Students will be able to discuss the physiological basis of perceived exertion, the methods used to measure perceived exertion, and the clinical application of ratings of perceived in exercise settings.

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