Revision 1

Question 1

What is exercise psychology?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What is physical activity?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What is exercise?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What is sedentary behaviour?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What is the social cognitive theory?

Answer 5

2 factors leading to behaviour.

Behaviour is influenced by personal and environmental factors.

Question 6

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

Answer 6

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

Weaknesses-
loosely organised

Question 7

What is the social-ecological model?

Answer 7

intrapersonal

Interpersonal

institutional

community

policy

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Strengths-

Weaknesses-

Question 9

What is the COM-B model?

Answer 9

3 factors that influence behaviour

Capability-
Physical
psychological

Opportunity-
Automatic
reflective

Motivation-
physical
social

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Strengths-

Weaknesses-

Question 11

What is self efficacy?

Answer 11

peoples beliefs in their performance, not their actual skill

Question 12

What is affect?

Answer 12

Generic valenced of good vs bad towards something.

Question 13

What is mood?

Answer 13

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.

Question 14

What is emotion?

Answer 14

Specific feeling state in reaction to certain events.

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Benefits-
Quick

Accessible

Could be pleasurable

Limitations-

Can be unpleasant because of intensity

Question 16

What is depression?

Answer 16

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.

Question 17

What is anxiety?

causes

Answer 17

Physical-
Muslce tension

Trembling

Cognitive-

Apprehension

obsession with threats

Question 18

What are the cognitive assessment methods?

Answer 18

Mini-mental state examination

Trail making test

stroop test

Digit span

Question 19

Why is cognition important?

Answer 19

It controls emotions and behavior

Question 20

What is Cognition?

Answer 20

The psychological processes involved in knowledge and comprehension

Question 21

What function does cognition have in the body?

Answer 21

Attention

memory

concentration

decision making

thinking

language

perception

problem solving

Question 22

Why test for cognition in adults?

Answer 22

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Question 23

Why test for cognition in children?

Answer 23

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Question 24

What are moderators?

Answer 24

Things we cant change eg age

Question 25

What are mediators?

Answer 25

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

Question 26

What are the three domains of self-efficacy?

Answer 26

Strength, generality and level

Question 27

What are the key cognitive elements?

Answer 27

symbolising capability Self-regulation Outcome expediencies Efficacy expediencies

Question 28

What is symbolising capability?

Answer 28

Ability of humans to think about consequences of their actions

Question 29

What is Self-regulation?

Answer 29

We regulate our behaviour based upon on our goals

Question 30

What is Outcome | expediencies?

Answer 30

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

Question 31

What is Efficacy expediencies?

Answer 31

reflecting on our capability to carry out those tasks

Question 32

What are the affective outcomes of PA?

Answer 32

Bodily sensations patterns of cognitive appraisals.

Question 33

What is the circumplex model of affect?

Answer 33

Watch week 13 lecture 7:56-8;26

Question 34

What are the symptoms of depression?

Answer 34

Emotional- Sad,hopless Motivational- Loss of interest Behavioural- Slowness of speech, inactive Cognitve- negative views of themselves Physical activity

Question 35

What are the treatments of depression?

Answer 35

Medication Psychology therapies Electro-convuslive therapy Physical activity

Question 36

What are the treatments of anxiety?

Answer 36

Medication Psychology therapies Electro-convuslive therapy

Question 37

What is recurrent depressive disorder?

Answer 37

Repeated depressive episodes.

Question 38

What is bipolar affective disorders?

Answer 38

Go from happy to sad

Question 39

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

Answer 39

group exercise 3 sessions a week 45 mins to an hour over 10 to 14 weeks.

Question 40

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

Answer 40

depression is frequent, chronic and recurrent. they found a impact small but significant improvement when exercising when depressed.

Question 41

What did the cochrane systematic review find?

Answer 41

evidence that exercise helps depression is weak. many physicians reluctant to recommended PA

Question 42

what did combat veterans experience when particpating in PA?

Answer 42

Cope with stress Positive affect focus on ability determination increased.

Question 43

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

Answer 43

behaviour