PSMB072 Sport psychology I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Petr Vajda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Iva Burešová, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 14:00–15:40 C11
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 22 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/22, only registered: 0/22
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basic topics of sport psychology and the content of the work of a psychologist in a sports area.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to orientate in the basic topics of sport psychology and the activities of a sports psychologist. Furthermore, the student will have knowledge of current psychological theoretical constructs, which are commonly used in the applied and research areas of sport psychology.
Syllabus
  • The role of the psychologist in the sports area
  • Ethical dilemmas
  • Research in sports psychology
  • Socio-environmental factors in sport
  • Selected theories of motivation in sports psychology
  • Personality and sport
  • Self-efficacy, aspiration and self-confidence
  • Arousal, stress and anxiety in sports
  • Attention
  • Introduction to mental training methods aimed at increasing performance
  • Supercompensation, fatigue, regeneration and overtraining in sports
  • Psychopathology in sport
Literature
  • WEINBERG, Robert S. and Daniel GOULD. Foundations of sport and exercise psychology. Seventh edition. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2019, xv, 663. ISBN 9781492572350. info
Teaching methods
Seminars - students' discussions.
Assessment methods
The condition for successful completion of the course is 80% attendance at seminars and a final colloquial examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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