|
Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 5-25-1993 |
||
|
PSY215 1998 Fall – 1999 Summer II |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
|
|
Introduction
to Sport Psychology |
||
|
Application of the physiological, behavioral, social, cognitive,
and humanistic perspectives in psychology to sport. Includes topics such as
optimal performance, correlation, motivation, co-action effect,
self-actualization, psycho-behavioral techniques, self-efficacy, and the
general health benefits of sport participation. Prerequisites: PSY101 with a grade of
"C" or better or permission of Instructor. |
||
Go to Competencies Go to Outline
|
MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
|
|
|
|
|
PSY215 1998
Fall – 1999 Summer II |
Introduction to Sport Psychology |
|
1.
|
Explain psychology's role in sport. (I) |
|
2.
|
Describe the role of each major psychological perspective
in sport. (II) |
|
3.
|
Describe the major research methods utilized in sport
psychology. (III) |
|
4.
|
Explain the importance of the institution of sport and its
psychosocial impact upon society. (III) |
|
5.
|
Describe the physiology of sport in terms of the major
human biological systems. (IV) |
|
6.
|
Describe the psychophysiology of sport in terms of mind
and body. (IV) |
|
7.
|
Trace the development of motor memory and hand-to-eye
coordination. (IV) |
|
8.
|
Compare the roles emotion and motivation play in sport.
(V) |
|
9.
|
Describe the
Yerkes-Dodson Law of Optimal Arousal/Optimal Performance with respect to the attainment
of optimal sport performance. (V) |
|
10.
|
Explain the role of aggression in sport and its
psychosocial implications and repercussions. (V) |
|
11.
|
Explain how personality affects and is affected by sport
performance. (VI) |
|
12.
|
Describe the
various manifestations of psychological abnormality in sport, including
spectator violence, eating disorders, substance abuse, hostility, and the
"burn-out" syndrome. (VI) |
|
13.
|
Describe the
importance of cognition in sport and sport perception, including cognitive
skill development, sport IQ, attentional styles,
concentration, and their roles in optimal sport performance. (VII) |
|
14.
|
Identify,
delineate, and define the various behavioral and cognitive techniques applied
in the achievement of optimal sport performance. (VII) |
|
15.
|
Identify and
describe coaching issues, including values, standards, perceptions, and
behaviors regarding the coach-athlete relationship. (VIII) |
|
16.
|
Describe the relationship between lifetime sport
participation, fitness, and optimal psychophysiological health. (IX) |
Go to Description Go to top of
Competencies
|
MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
|
|
|
|
|
PSY215 1998 Fall
– 1999 Summer II |
Introduction to Sport Psychology |
|
I. An Overview of
Psychology and its Role in Sport A. Historical Development B. Current Trends II. Psychological
Perspectives in Sport A. Biological B. Behavioral C. Social D. Cognitive E. Humanistic III. Issues in Sport A. Research Methods B. Psychosocial Importance
of Sport IV. Physiology of Sport A. Major Human Biological
Systems B. Psychophysiology and the
Mind-Body Relationship C. Motor Memory Development
V. Emotions and Motivation
in Sport A. Optimal Performance
(Yerkes-Dodson) B. Aggression and its
Psychosocial Implications VI. Personality and Sport
Performance A. Selection of a Sport B. Abnormal Manifestations VII. Perception and
Cognition in Sport A. Cognitive Interventions B. Behavioral Interventions
VIII. Issues in Coaching IX. Lifetime Sport
Participation and Fitness A. Optimal
Psychophysiological Functioning=Wellness B. Lifetime
Fitness=Lifelong Health |