bp4859 Basics of sport and health psychology

Faculty of Sports Studies
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Pačesová, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Pačesová, PhD.
Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BOZP_OK ( bozp_po_stud ) && BOZP_OK ( bozp_po_stud_fsps )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to ensure and hand on basic knowledge about the link of bio-psycho-socio-spiritual potential within harmony or disharmony, about regulation of psyche and behavior in relation with variables of health or illness.
Learning outcomes
Graduate of the course will be able:
- to understand basic terminology (definition) and principles of physical activity/sport - health in this context.
Syllabus
  • 01. Basic terminology: physical activity - sport - the role of sport psychology.
  • 02. Basic terminology: health - illness - healthy life style (wellbeing); historical consequencies.
  • 03. Sport psychology: ontogenetic aspect regarding healthy life style; periods of early childhood, early adolescent and senium will be stressed.
  • 04. the role of family environment, leisure time institutions. 06. Physical activities and sport in connection with specific minority groups.
  • 07. Physical activities and sport and its benefits.
  • 08. Psychosomatics, risks of pathology associated with sport.
  • 09. Physical activity and sport in connection with specific minority groups.
Literature
  • Advances in sport and exercise psychology. Edited by Thelma S. Horn - Alan L. Smith. Fourth edition. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2019, xiv, 514. ISBN 9781492528920. info
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, Jaro. Psychologie zdraví. Vydání třetí. Praha: Portál, 2009, 279 stran. ISBN 9788073675684. URL info
  • HÁTLOVÁ, Běla. Kinezioterapie : pohybová cvičení v léčbě psychických poruch. 2. přeprac. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, 167 s. ISBN 8024607190. info
  • MUŽÍK, Vladislav, Leona PILLEROVÁ, Hana STOJANÍKOVÁ, Jiří NYKODÝM, Jana VESELÁ and Jan ZACHRLA. Mezinárodní projekt Týdny zdraví na základní škole (The international project The weeks of health in a primary school.). Ed. Liba, J., Dragová, J., Ferencová, J. In Pedagogická profesia v kontexte aktuálnych spoločenských zmien. Prešov: Prešovská univerzita, 2001, p. 388-393. ISBN 80-8068-037-X. info
  • Program podpory zdraví ve škole : rukověť projektu Zdravá škola. Edited by Miluše Havlínová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 1998, 275 s. ISBN 8071782637. info
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2025, recent)
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