APA 2140 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Clinical Psychology, Null Hypothesis

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Human Kinetics
• Course: APA 2140
• Professor: Jennifer Brunet

Document Summary

Lecture 2: introduction to sport and exercise psychology chapter 1. Primarily scientific study of human behaviour, affect and cognition. Activities involving powers, skills, competition, strategy and/or chance, and engaged in for the enjoyment, satisfaction and/or personal gain of that participation and/or others. Emphasis varies and includes sport science, performance enhancement, and psychological principles applied to sport settings. Two major objectives, understand the effects of: psychological factors and performance environmental aspects in term of perks etc , participating in sport and exercise on psychological d development, health and well-being. Focus on what makes normal life fulfilling and examines well-being, satisfaction, fulfilment, pleasure and happiness. Resiliency: adapting positively to adversity or risk: assist in developing skills to avoid thinking traps, staying calm and focus, and creating proper perspective. Includes three intervention approaches: emotional focuses on joy, happiness, enjoyment and satisfaction, cognitive focuses on how optimism influences moods, motivation, and performance, behavioural focuses on enhancing self-regulation strategies.