APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY - PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Flashcards
what is sports and excercise psychology?
peoples behaviour, mental process and well-being in sport and excerice
what does applied excerice psycholgosits work with?
the public to increase motivation and partiptatio in exercise, encourging healthy lifestyle
what does applied sport psychologist do?
work with atheletes to deal with psychologically the demad of sport and improve their performacne
define exercise?
A form of structured physical
activity with a specific
objective of improving or
maintain physical fitness or
health
define physical actitvity?
Any bodily movement
produced by skeletal
muscles that results in
energy expenditure
how does exercise helo mental health?
reduce stress, anxeity
increase confidence
change people attide and behaviour to motivate them
what are the reported barriers to excerice?
physical - age, overweight
emotional - embaressment
motivational - aziness
time - work, childcare
availability - affordability
how mant people do less an hr each week fo excerise?
30%
by how children to be overweight by 2050?
2/3rds
what are the known beenfits of exercise?
- physical and psychological funtctioning
- society
- individual
what are the physical benefits?
reduces risk of
- obesity
- cardiovascualr disease
- cronary heart disease
- stroke
- diabetes
- sleep disorder
what are the psychological benefits?
- enhanced positive emotions
- reduced anxiety
- redcued depressiona dn stress
- enhanced body image
- imporved cognivtitve functioning
➢ During exercise, the brain releases
‘feel good’/ ‘pleasure’ chemical such
as Dopamine, Serotonin & Endorphins
that trigger positive mood and energy
for several hours
what was the BPS report 2017 report find?
A large-scale study of 33,000 adults found that:
12% of depression cases could have been prevented by regular exercise.
People who do not exercise were 44% more likely to develop depression compared to those who engage in regular physical activity.
what die exercuse psycholgists do?
work with individuals and groups in variety of settings
- advise, take up exercise, maintin it and adhere it to an exercise programme
where do exercise psychologists they work?
uni research and teaching
- gp exercise referl
population base for applied sport psychologist ?
amateur/ semi-professionals athletes
- young atheletes
- disabled atheletes
- sport teams
what doe sport psychologists focus on?
psychological factors that affect atheletes psychical and motor performance
research areas in sport?
perfectionism
coaching behaviours
coping behaviour
key areas in sports psychologists?
- skills acquisition and motor control
- youth sport
- psychological skills
- counselling/ clincial skills
- group and team dynamics
- evalution
what do sport psychologists do?
- assessments techniques to assess athletes
- develop tailored programmes to impove athletes perfomances
- imporve communications
techniques they use sport psyc?
anxiety control
mental imagery
contentraiton and attention
self-confidence
goal setting
where do sports work?
private consulatns
full tiem in house psychologists
and in non-sport areas like buisness
