To offer the basic knowledge to internalize the foundations, the theoretical bases and the main doctrines of psychology. Through an integrated approach provide the essential elements for understanding the psychological, psychopathological, emotional, motivational and cognitive processes that characterize the development and organization of the behavior individual.
Furthermore, will be provided cues for the application of these processes in the sports field.
Finally, particular attention will be given to Eating Disorders, analyzing the specificity of these disorders even in the sports context.
History of psychology - Handouts Visual perception (Chap. 2) Attention and action (Chap.3) Consciousness, sleep, meditation (Chapter 4) Representation, knowledge, mental simulation (Chap.5) Learning (Chap.6) Memory (Chapter 7) Thought (Chap.8) Communication and language (Chapter 9) Motivation (Chapter 10) Emotions (Chapter 11) DCA (Anorexia, Bulimia, Obesity, Vigorexia, Orthorexia) - Handouts
Elements of psychopathology - Handouts
Sport psychology, sport activation and performance, excellence in sport, emotions and performance, motivation in endurance sports, motor imagination, neurons and mirror system, leadership and the role of the coach, group and team dynamics - Handouts
Fondamenti di psicologia generale
Paolo Legrenzi
Ed. Il Mulino 2014
Handouts
Recommended texts:
Manuale di psicologia generale dello sport
L. Mandolesi
Ed. Il Mulino 2017
Flow, benessere e prestazione eccellente
Dai modelli teorici alle applicazioni
nello sport e in azienda
A cura di M. Muzio, G. Riva, L. Argenton
Subjects | Text References | |
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1 | Visual perception (Chap. 2) Attention and action (Chap.3) Consciousness, sleep, meditation (Chapter 4) Representation, knowledge, mental simulation (Chap.5) Learning (Chap.6) Memory (Chapter 7) Thought (Chap.8) Communication and language (Chapter 9) Motivation (Chapter 10) Emotions (Chapter 11) | |
2 | History of Psychology; Food disorders; neurons and mirror system; foundations of psychopathology; sports psychology |
Test on the go
Written test
- Which of these concepts is not part of the psychophysical chain?
A The distal stimulus
B The sensory receptors
C The proximal stimulus
- According to the theory of Atkinson & Shiffrin, information processing by memory is a process:
A In parallel
Serial B
C Dynamic