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1
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What is exercise psychology?

A

a discipline used to help people assess where they are at with regards to exercise

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What is physical activity?

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Movement of the body produced by the skeletal muscles which results in energy expenditure

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What is exercise?

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Planned, structured and repetitive bodily movements with an objective to maintain or improve fitness

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What is sedentary behaviour?

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Siting or lying during waking hours with low levels of energy expenditure

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What is the social cognitive theory?

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2 factors leading to behaviour.

Behaviour is influenced by personal and environmental factors.

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What are the strengths and weakness of the social cognitive theory?

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Strengths-
Takes environment, human behaviour and cognition into account.

Weaknesses-
loosely organised

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7
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What is the social-ecological model?

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intrapersonal

Interpersonal

institutional

community

policy

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What are the strengths and weakness of the social ecological model?

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Strengths-

Weaknesses-

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What is the COM-B model?

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3 factors that influence behaviour

Capability-
Physical
psychological

Opportunity-
Automatic
reflective

Motivation-
physical
social

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What are the strengths and weakness of the COM-B model?

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Strengths-

Weaknesses-

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What is self efficacy?

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peoples beliefs in their performance, not their actual skill

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What is affect?

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Generic valenced of good vs bad towards something.

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What is mood?

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A global set of affcetive feelings states experienced on day to day basis. Eg could wake up in a bad mood and not know why.

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What is emotion?

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Specific feeling state in reaction to certain events.

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Why is it that hit training may or may not be good to overcome barriers of exercise?

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Benefits-
Quick

Accessible

Could be pleasurable

Limitations-

Can be unpleasant because of intensity

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What is depression?

A

Depressed mood nearly every day.

Huge weight loss without dieting.

Fatigued

Worthless

impaired concnetration

Have to have these sypmtons for 2 weeks to be diagnosed.

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17
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What is anxiety?

causes

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Physical-
Muslce tension

Trembling

Cognitive-

Apprehension

obsession with threats

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18
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What are the cognitive assessment methods?

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Mini-mental state examination

Trail making test

stroop test

Digit span

19
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Why is cognition important?

A

It controls emotions and behavior

20
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What is Cognition?

A

The psychological processes involved in knowledge and comprehension

21
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What function does cognition have in the body?

A

Attention

memory

concentration

decision making

thinking

language

perception

problem solving

22
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Why test for cognition in adults?

A

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23
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Why test for cognition in children?

A

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24
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What are moderators?

A

Things we cant change eg age

25
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What are mediators?

A

things we can change, eg lack of time, confdience/.

26
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What are the three domains of self-efficacy?

A

Strength, generality and level

27
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What are the key cognitive elements?

A

symbolising capability

Self-regulation

Outcome
expediencies

Efficacy expediencies

28
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What is symbolising capability?

A

Ability of humans to think about consequences of their actions

29
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What is Self-regulation?

A

We regulate our behaviour based upon on our goals

30
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What is Outcome

expediencies?

A

consequences of physical activity. eg if you dont start seeing improvements

31
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What is Efficacy expediencies?

A

reflecting on our capability to carry out those tasks

32
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What are the affective outcomes of PA?

A

Bodily sensations

patterns of cognitive appraisals.

33
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What is the circumplex model of affect?

A

Watch week 13 lecture 7:56-8;26

34
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What are the symptoms of depression?

A

Emotional-
Sad,hopless

Motivational-
Loss of interest

Behavioural-
Slowness of speech, inactive

Cognitve-

negative views of themselves

Physical activity

35
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What are the treatments of depression?

A

Medication

Psychology therapies

Electro-convuslive therapy

Physical activity

36
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What are the treatments of anxiety?

A

Medication

Psychology therapies

Electro-convuslive therapy

37
Q

What is recurrent depressive disorder?

A

Repeated depressive episodes.

38
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What is bipolar affective disorders?

A

Go from happy to sad

39
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What are the PA guidelines for exercise in depression or anxiety?

A

group exercise

3 sessions a week

45 mins to an hour

over 10 to 14 weeks.

40
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What did Brown et al 2013 find in children and adolescents?

A

depression is frequent, chronic and recurrent.

they found a impact small but significant improvement when exercising when depressed.

41
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What did the cochrane systematic review find?

A

evidence that exercise helps depression is weak.

many physicians reluctant to recommended PA

42
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what did combat veterans experience when particpating in PA?

A

Cope with stress

Positive affect

focus on ability

determination increased.

43
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What is at the top of the social cognitive theory triangle?

A

behaviour

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