Health, Exercise and Sport Psychology

Course aim

To extend knowledge in human movement and health science into the area of health, exercise and sports psychology in order to determine the social, psychological and environmental factors that influence exercise behaviour, sport participation and human performance, as well as other health behaviours, and identify and apply individualised and appropriate best-practice behavioural strategies and theories in working with individuals in health, exercise, and sport domains.

Course content

Personality; motivation; health behaviour adherence and behaviour change; arousal and anxiety; stress, coping, and emotion; group and team dynamics; group cohesion; leadership; feedback and reinforcement; communication; competition and cooperation; aggression; character and moral development; physical activity/sport/exercise and psychological well-being; sport and physical activity related addictive and unhealthy behaviour; psychological aspects of burnout and overtraining; mental skills and strategies for peak performance and behaviour change; children’s psychological development through sport, exercise and physical activity; ageing and psychology in sport and exercise

Textbook(s)

Weinberg, R S, & Gould, D 2015, Foundations of sport and exercise psychology, 6th, Human Kinetics, Champaign Ill.

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
HLTH 1043	Lifespan Growth and Motor Development
HLTH 1044	Foundations of Physical Activity and Health

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Quiz, Written examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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