PSYCHOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT FOR SPORTS

About this Course

  • 4 students enrolled
  • 4 instructors

Course Description

This course provides students with the opportunity to understand theories, concepts, current issues and research trends in sport psychology. Emphasis will be placed on psychological enhancement variables, such as personality characteristics, arousal regulations, competition, psychological skills training (PST), enhancement strategies, team and group dynamics, injured athletes, and addictive behaviors, and how these impact athlete's performances. The course can be completed in just few weeks, up to 14 weeks (for registered university students) with just 3 hours commitment per week. To learn this course, click at the 'Learning Activities' and let's get started! (or you go to this link : https://ufuture.uitm.edu.my/LearningActivities/courses/SPS712)

Course Learning Outcomes

1 ) Able to enhance students knowledge and experience on sport performance

Course Details

STATUS : Open
DURATION : FLEXIBLE
EFFORT : 3 hours per week
MODE : 100% Online
COURSE LEVEL : Expert
LANGUAGE : English
CLUSTER : Science & Technology ( ST )

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 Syllabus

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.

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.

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.

4.1 Understanding Peak Performance in Sport.
4.2 The concepts of Mental Toughness and Ideal Performance States in Sport Performance.

5.1 Psychological Methods and Psychological Skills Training (PST)
5.2 Psychological Interventions and Coping Strategies.

6.1 Effective team cohesion.
6.2 Psychology of group dynamics in sport.
6.3 Development of effective team climate.

7.1 Psychotherapies and rehabilitation psychology.
7.2 Psychological interventions and coping strategies related to injured athletes.

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.

Our Instructor

DR. JAMATUL SHAHIDAH BINTI SHAARI

 Course Instructor
UiTM Shah Alam

TS. NORIDAH BINTI ABU BAKAR

 Course Instructor
UiTM Shah Alam

NUR ASMIDAR BINTI A HALIM

 Course Instructor
UiTM Shah Alam

PROFESOR DR MOHAD ANIZU BIN MOHD NOR

 Course Instructor
UiTM Shah Alam

 Frequently Asked Questions

A1 : Student will be able to differentiate between anxiety and arousal in sport psychology.