Sports and Exercise Psychology Exam 1

The scientific study of the behavior of people engaged in sports and exercise activities and the application of the knowledge gained.

1. Understanding the effects of psychological foactores on physical and motor performance ( anxiety, confidence, coaches reinforcement) 2. Understanding the effects of particiapation in physcial activity on psychological development, health, and well- being ( running reduce anxiety and depression? over aggresion in youth sports)

Seniors, Children, Exercisers, Athletes, ATCs, performing arts,

1. Teaching 2. Consulting 3. Research

1. Clinical sport psychologist 2. Educational sport psychology specialist

-liscenced psychologist -are trained to work with individuals with severe emotional problems -are trained to helps athletes with eating disorders and substance abuse

-use mental coahc approach- understand pyschology of human movement - have training in phys ed, kines, or e&s science - educate and increase athletes and coaches awareness of issues such as anxiety management and confidence development.

Biomechanics, exerse pysiology, motoe development, motor learning and control, sports medicine, sports pedaology , some sociology

Clincial, abnormal, couseling, developmental

- the scientific foundation primarily during the last 35-40yrs -roots and development lie largely in PE & exercise science -psychologist conducated some the early influencial SP interventions

(1897), grandfather of sports psychology University of Indiana -studies with cyclist and fishing ... competition

Father of sport psych---- University of Illinois -Hired to help coaches improve player performance - Wrote Pyschology of Coaching & Psychology of Athletics -Established the first laboratory and taught the first class Consulted with Knute Rockney ND coach - Team psychologist for the the Chicago Cubs

-Father of applied sports psychology -San Jose University -Problem Athletes and How to Handle Them -Personality research: Athletic Motivation Inventory -Ogilvie & Tuko--- consulting w colleges and professional teams and fostered public interest

A process of method of leaning about the world through systematic, control, empiracal, and cirtical filtering of knowledge acquired through experience

-Theory derives from -Describing -Explaining - Predicting -Controlling