KINE 3000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Exercise Prescription, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
30 Aug 2016
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Exercise psychology: application of psychology to promote, maintain and enhance the parameters of exercise and physical activity. Exercise psychology (also a branch of health psychology) Sport/ exercise psychology: involves scientific study of human behaviour in sport and exercise and the practical application of the knowledge in sport and exercise settings. How to apply psychological principals to promoting and maintaining exercise and physical activity. Psychology: regards mental processes people use and experience in their lives. Exercise science: study of all aspects of sport recreation, exercise/ fitness, physical activity and rehabilitative behavior. Rehabilitation psychology: relationship between psychological factors and the physical rehabilitation process. Health psychology: psychological processes related to health and health care (eg. nutrition, smoking, cessation). Doesn"t apply to people who are exercising for competitive purposes. Dates back to the industrial revolution- when the value of fitness was recognized. 1970"s/1980"s- the fitness craze- popularity of aerobics and weight training. To understand the psychological antecedents of exercise and physical activity.
