Course Syllabus
Introduction to Psychological Enhancement for Sport
1.1 Definition of psychological enhancement.
1.2 Importance of psychological enhancement to an athlete.
1.3 Current trends in sport psychology research
1.4 Current issues in psychological enhancement for sport performance.
1.5 Ethics in applied sport psychology.
Personality Characteristics of Athletes
2.1 Approaches to personality study of individual and team sport athletes.
2.2 Concept of `killer instinct? behaviour in competitive sport.
2.3 Psyche of high performance athletes.
Arousal Regulation and Performance Enhancement
3.1 The effect of anxiety, arousal, and stress in sport performance.
3.2 Relationship between emotional states, mood states, anxiety and arousal in
sport performance.
3.3 Research in mood states, competitive anxiety, arousal, and stress in sport.
Competition and Psychological Enhancement
4.1 Understanding Peak Performance in Sport.
4.2 The concepts of Mental Toughness and Ideal Performance States in Sport Performance.
Psychological Enhancement Strategies for Sport
5.1 Psychological Methods and Psychological Skills Training (PST)
5.2 Psychological Interventions and Coping Strategies.
Team and Group Dynamics in Sport Performance
6.1 Effective team cohesion.
6.2 Psychology of group dynamics in sport.
6.3 Development of effective team climate.
Injured Athletes and Psychological Rehabilitation Strategies
7.1 Psychotherapies and rehabilitation psychology.
7.2 Psychological interventions and coping strategies related to injured athletes.
Psychological Enhancement Strategies for Addictive
8.1 Spectrum of addictive and unhealthy practices in competitive sports.
8.2 Drug and doping tendencies in high performance athletes.
8.3 Psychological strategies to account for indiscipline athletes.
1.1 Definition of psychological enhancement.
1.2 Importance of psychological enhancement to an athlete.
1.3 Current trends in sport psychology research
1.4 Current issues in psychological enhancement for sport performance.
1.5 Ethics in applied sport psychology.
Personality Characteristics of Athletes
2.1 Approaches to personality study of individual and team sport athletes.
2.2 Concept of `killer instinct? behaviour in competitive sport.
2.3 Psyche of high performance athletes.
Arousal Regulation and Performance Enhancement
3.1 The effect of anxiety, arousal, and stress in sport performance.
3.2 Relationship between emotional states, mood states, anxiety and arousal in
sport performance.
3.3 Research in mood states, competitive anxiety, arousal, and stress in sport.
Competition and Psychological Enhancement
4.1 Understanding Peak Performance in Sport.
4.2 The concepts of Mental Toughness and Ideal Performance States in Sport Performance.
Psychological Enhancement Strategies for Sport
5.1 Psychological Methods and Psychological Skills Training (PST)
5.2 Psychological Interventions and Coping Strategies.
Team and Group Dynamics in Sport Performance
6.1 Effective team cohesion.
6.2 Psychology of group dynamics in sport.
6.3 Development of effective team climate.
Injured Athletes and Psychological Rehabilitation Strategies
7.1 Psychotherapies and rehabilitation psychology.
7.2 Psychological interventions and coping strategies related to injured athletes.
Psychological Enhancement Strategies for Addictive
8.1 Spectrum of addictive and unhealthy practices in competitive sports.
8.2 Drug and doping tendencies in high performance athletes.
8.3 Psychological strategies to account for indiscipline athletes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1 : What is the benefit of this course?
A1 : Student will be able to differentiate between anxiety and arousal in sport psychology.
A1 : Student will be able to differentiate between anxiety and arousal in sport psychology.