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Psychology, psychology of sport - PPPD210C
Title: Psychology, psychology of sport
Guaranteed by: Department of Social Sciences Foundation in Kinanthropology (51-300000)
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport
Actual: from 2024
Semester: summer
Points: 0
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/1, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: 15 / 15 (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: PhDr. Ivana Harbichová, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): PhDr. Ivana Harbichová, Ph.D.
Aim of the course

Course Goals:

- the aim of the course is to provide students with a basic orientation in the broad field of psychological knowledge

- acquaint students with basic knowledge of general psychology and sports psychology, with contemporary approaches, concepts and methods of psychology and their application in the context of sports

Learning outcomes:

- characterize general psychology as a basic psychological discipline and describe its links to other fields, especially sports psychology, which is very closely related to sports activities and the environment

- clarify the importance of studying psychology and sports psychology, their function and mission

- orientate and think systematically in the vast field of psychological knowledge and adequately use psychological terminology

- formulate basic knowledge from general psychology and sports psychology based on different psychological approaches to aparadigms, can compare them with each other and have a critical approach to them

- give examples of the application of psychological knowledge in the field of sports, especially with a focus on the relationship between psychology and physical activity

- explain the importance of psychological preparation and its principles for sports performance itself (which is still neglected in sports practice)

- apply psychological knowledge and principles of psychological preparation to training and competitions, use the knowledge gained in coaching, teaching or lecturing activities for different age groups

- use various techniques and strategies for self-regulation and regulation of psychological states

Last update: Harbichová Ivana, PhDr., Ph.D. (30.11.2023)
Literature - Czech

General Psychology

NOLEN-HOEKSEMA, S., FREDRICKSON, B. L., LOFTUS, G. R., WAGENAAR, W. A. (2009). Atkinson & Hilgard’s Introduction to Psychology, 15th Edition. Wadsworth Pub Co.

WORTMAN, C. B., & LOFTUS, E. F. (1992). Psychology. Fourth Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill.

WORTMAN, C. B., & LOFTUS, E. F. (1999). Student study guide to accompany psychology. Fifth Edition. Boston: McGraw-Hill.

Sport Psychology

HARDY, L., JONES, G., GOULD, D. (2003). Understanding psychological preparation for sport. New York: Wiley.

MORAN, A.P. (2004). Sport and Exercise Psychology: A Critical Introduction. London, Routledge.

MURPHY, S. (2005). The Sport Psychologist´s Handbook. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics.

WEINBERG, R. S., GOULD, D. (2011). Foundations of sport and exercise psychology. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics.

Last update: Harbichová Ivana, PhDr., Ph.D. (19.02.2021)
Requirements to the exam

Requirements to the exam:

Written test

Last update: Harbichová Ivana, PhDr., Ph.D. (19.02.2021)
Syllabus

Lectures:

1. Introduction to psychology, aims of psychology

2. History of psychology, selected psychological disciplines

3. Consciousness, perception, attention

4. Memory

5. Learning, basic types of learning

6. Emotions, motivation

7. Personality, theoretical approaches to personality

8. Movement, psyche, performance

9. Psychological analysis of sport activity

10. Cognitive functions in sports

11. Personality in the sport context

12. Emotion, motivaton, volition in the sport context

13. Social interactions, facilitation and social groups in sport

14. Agression in the sport context, sport spectators, doping

Seminars:

1. Memory, memory assessment

2. Attention, attention assessment

3. Personality, intelligence, assessment of personality and intelligence

4. Methodology of sport psychology

5. Relaxation in sports

6. Groups in sports (sociometry)

7. Written test

Last update: Mudrák Jiří, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (24.09.2020)
 
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