Sport Psychology

Course Information
TitleΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗ ΨΥΧΟΛΟΓΙΑ / Sport Psychology
CodeΝ606
FacultyPhysical Education and Sport Science
SchoolPhysical Education and Sports Sciences (Thessaloniki)
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorCharalampos Tsormpatzoudis
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID600000162

Class Information
Academic Year2017 – 2018
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600106328
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
  • German (Instruction, Examination)
General Competences
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction / Research in sport psychology Motivation - Atribution in sport Motivational climate: Theory and research in sport and physical education Self-perception (self-confidence, self-confidence, self-efficacy) Learning motor skills: Genetic and environmental influences Anxiety-stress and sport performance Ethical issues in sport Aggression - violence - bullying: Theory and Research The psychology of sport injury Psychological techniques to maximize athletic performance Substance use in sports Review Examination
Keywords
Sport and exercise psychology, applied sport psychology, motivation, self-efficacy, imagery, attention, concentration, mental imagery, stress, anxiety, arousal, coping, stress management, self-efficacy, aggression, bullying, team dynamics, team cohesion, positive psychology, doping, ethics.
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures391.6
Seminars110.4
Reading Assigment502
Project753
Written assigments753
Total25010
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Jowett, S., & Lavalle, D. (2011). Κοινωνική ψυχολογία των σπορ. Αθήνα: ΙΩΝ. Blankenship, B. (2012). Ψυχολογία της διδασκαλίας της φυσικής αγωγής. Αθήνα: ΙΩΝ. Cox, R. (2004). Αθλητική Ψυχολογία: Έννοιες και εφαρμογές. Αθήνα: Παρισιάνος. Θεοδωράκης Γ. Γούδας, Μ., & Παπαϊωάννου, Α. (2001). Ψυχολογική υπεροχή στον αθλητισμό. Θεσσαλονίκη: Χριστοδουλίδης. Δογάνης, Γ. (2009) Αθλητική Ψυχολογία. Θεσσαλονίκη: Χριστοδουλίδης.
Additional bibliography for study
Tenenbaum, G., & Eklund, R.C. (Eds.) (2007). Handbook of sport psychology (3rd ed.). New York: Wiley. Weinberg, R., & Gould, D. (2010). Foundations of sport and exercise psychology (5th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Williams, J. (Ed.) (2009). Applied sport psychology: Personal growth to peak performance (6th ed.). Mountain View, CA: Mayfield. Duda, J. (1998). Advances in sport and exercise psychology measurement. Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology, Inc. Roberts, G. C. (Ed.) (2012). Advances in motivation in sport and exercise (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Horn, T.S. (2008). Advances in sport psychology (3rd ed.) Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Last Update
03-07-2015