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General Developmental and Sports Psychology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:17.03.2022 17:08:14
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VPUPK_249 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Psychology; General Psychology | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Beate Evelīna Dišlere | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 5 J. Asara Street, vppk rsu[pnkts]lv, +37167061587 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Not required. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop student's understanding of sports psychology and the psychological aspects of sports, the main trends and branches of psychology, research methods; psychological processes, personality, individual's emotional and cognitive development at different ages, aspects that influence personality development. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introductory lecture, course process and requirements. The science of psychology, its main tasks, the main directions of modern psychology. Developmental psychology and personality psychology. | Lectures | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Introduction to sports psychology. Cognitive psychology, emotions and emotion regulation. | Lectures | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 3 | Stress and aggression in sports. | Lectures | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 4 | Self-efficacy and self-regulatory methods. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 5 | Psychological preparation of athletes in training and competitions, how to set goals and motivate self to achieve them. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Athlete in a team and relationship between the team members, socio-psychological issues in sports, leadership in sports, communication in sports. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Seminar - case study. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students independently acquire video lectures and after them submit self-assessment tests. At the end of the study course, a case study is presented at the seminar. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1. Acquisition of video lectures, performance of self-examination tests - 20% 2. Active participation in practical classes - 20%. 3. The received case description is analyzed and it is presented in the seminar - 60% | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | |||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | • describes psychology as a science and its main tasks; • identifies the main trends in modern psychology; • characterizes the historical development of psychology; • describes the aspects of human psyche; • characterizes the main aspects of psychological development; • recognizes a person's psychological characteristics, states and psychological processes; • names the main research methods in psychology; • characterizes the individual's cognitive and emotional development at different ages; • identifies environmental factors in sports; • describes the types of motives in sports; • recognizes different emotions and feelings; • understands the psychological aspects of physical, technical and tactical preparation; • describes the main types of psychological training; • describes the psycho-emotional aspects of sports competitions; • characterizes the psychological preparedness of athletes in training and competitions; • understands the socio-psychological aspects of sports. | ||||||||
| Skills: | • describes the main fields in psychology; • describes the basic aspects of psyche; • describes the individual typological traits of the personality. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | • distinguishes different psychological phenomena; • differentiates between different fields of psychology; • discusses basic concepts of sports psychology. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Weinberg, R. S. & Gould, D. (2015). Foundations of sport and exercise psychology. Champaign: Human Kinetics. | ||||||||
| 2 | Ābele, A. (2009). Sporta psiholoģijas pamati. Rīga: RaKa. | ||||||||
| 3 | Mārtinsone, K., Miltuze, A. (red.). (2015). Psiholoģija. Rīga: Zvaigzne, ABC. | ||||||||
| 4 | Karageorghis, C., & Terry, P. (2011). Inside Sport Psychology. Champaign: Human Kinetics. | ||||||||
| 5 | Weinberg, R. & Gould, D. (2011). Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Champaign: Human Kinetics. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Mārtinsone, K., Sudraba, V. (red.). (2016). Veselības psiholoģija. Rīga: RSU. | ||||||||
| 2 | Borns, L.E., Ruso, N.F. (2001). Psiholoģija: izturēšanās un tās konteksts 1.d., 2.d., 3.d. 4.d. Rīga: RaKa. | ||||||||
| 3 | Baechle, T. R. & Earle, R. W. (2008). Essentials of strength training and conditioning. Champaign: Human Kinetics. | ||||||||
| 4 | Carlstedt, R. (2013). Evidence Based Applied Sport Psychology: A Practitioner's Manual. New York: Springer Publishing Company. | ||||||||
| 5 | Weiner, I. B. (2013). Handbook of Psychology. Hoboken: Wiley. | ||||||||
| 6 | Coon, D. (2010). Introduction to Psychology: Gateweys to Mind and Behavior. Belmont; Wadsworth: Cengage Learning | ||||||||
| 7 | Gross, R. (2010). Psychology: the Science of Mind and Behaviour. London: Hodder Education. | ||||||||
| 8 | Gray, P. (2011). Psychology. New York: Worth Publishers. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Journal of Applied Sport Psychology | ||||||||
| 2 | International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology | ||||||||
| 3 | American Journal of Psychology | ||||||||
| 4 | American Psychologist | ||||||||
| 5 | Annual Review of Psychology | ||||||||
| 6 | Psychological Bulletin | ||||||||
