PEDS303 Lecture Notes - Clinical Psychology, Parenting Styles, Sport Psychology

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Physical Education and Sport
• Course: PEDS303
• Professor: John Dunn

Document Summary

The scientific study of people and their behaviours in sport and exercise contexts and the practical application of that knowledge . In this course we will consider age of the athlete, the gender of the athlete, the context of sport, level of competition (recreation vs. It wasn"t until the late 1960"s, when sport psychology started being studied and used: clinical psychology dealing with people with clinical disorders such as depression. Major purpose/objectives of sport and exercise psychology: understand the effects of psychological factors on physical and motor performance (ex. How does anger, personality, anxiety affect performance?: understand the effects of participating in physical activity on psychological development, health, and well-being (ex. What do sport and exercise psychologists actually do: they conduct research, teach (teach about the principles of sport psychology) Consult (consulting with athletes and sport organization, application of the teaching stuff) There are 2 types of consulting sport psychologists.