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 Academic Year:
| 2012/3 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department for Health (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office) |
| Credits:
| 12 |
| Level:
| Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
Academic Year at City of Bath College Academic Year at Weymouth College |
| Assessment:
| CW 40%, OT 60% |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: To enable students to develop an understanding of the relationship between exercise and psychological constructs and to examine exercise psychology as an interdisciplinary field of study that combines elements of differing approaches in an attempt to understand exercise behaviour. Impact of regular exercise on enhancing mood health and behaviour and linking of prescriptive exercise programmes with medical intervention as an adjunct to the management and treatment of mental illness. Students will investigate the complex nature of habitual inactivity and the problems faced by the fitness professional in increasing participation and adherence to physical activity programmes. Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit students will be able to: * Differentiate between the approaches to studying exercise behaviour; * Outline the relationship between physical activity and psychological well-being; * Analyse of the role of activity as a preventative measure or as an adjunct to treatment for mental health related disorders; * Evaluate theories of behaviour change; * Evaluate intervention effectiveness and understand the problems associated with exercise adherence; * Analyse findings from independent investigation about what motivates people to exercise and maintain an exercise habit. Skills: Intellectual * Improving own learning and performance (F) * Research skills (F, A) * Academic writing (F, A) Professional * Communicating professionally (F, A) Key/Transferable * Communication skills (F) * ICT (F) Practical * Self organisation and time management (F) Content: Foundations of exercise psychology - cognitive, biological, behavioural approaches; Determinants of physical activity: Participation motivation (Intrinsic /extrinsic factors, attributions, self efficacy, competence), attitude to physical activity & attitude change, group cohesion, collective efficacy, self concept/self esteem, competence; Mood, affect and emotion; The stress response - the effects of stress on exercise performance; Exercise & mental health - anxiety, depression, sleep; Exercise addiction, eating disorders; Behavioural change interventions; Exercise adherence / exercise promotion strategies. |
| Programme availability: |
LP20401 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
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