What does psychology have to do with sport, exercise, and rehabilitation? In this module, students will learn how these are closely related. Students will also learn about psychological and emotional responses to sports injuries and chronic conditions.
Topics covered in this module include: adherence to rehabilitation programmes, the importance of motivation, dangerous behaviours in sport, and applied psychological interventions for the injured athlete.
Total contact hours: 22
Private study hours: 128
Total study hours: 150
Written coursework (2,000 words) - 100%
Andersen, M. (2000). Doing sport psychology. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Arvinen-Barrow, M., & Walker, N. (2013). The psychology of sport injury and rehabilitation. Oxon, UK: Routledge.
Brewer, B.W., & Redmond, C.J. (2017). Psychology of sport injury. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Kolt, G., & Anderson, M. (2004) Psychology in the Physical and Manual Therapies. New York: Churchill-Livingstone.
Morris, T., Spittle, M. & Watt, A.P. (2005). Imagery. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Taylor, J., & Taylor, S. (1997). Psychological approaches to sports injury rehabilitation. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers.
Weinberg, R.S. & Gould, D. (2015) Foundations of sport and exercise psychology. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Williams, J.M. (2014). Applied sports psychology: Personal growth to peak performance. New York: McGraw-Hill.
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
See the library reading list for this module (Medway)
The intended subject specific learning outcomes. On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
Demonstrate a systematic understanding of key aspects of psychology in sports therapy, exercise and rehabilitation.
Show judgement in the selection and application of psychological understanding in health, sport and exercise rehabilitation
Recognise the role of a psychologist in sport and exercise rehabilitation
The intended generic learning outcomes. On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
Apply knowledge to the solution of familiar and unfamiliar problems.
Demonstrate communication, presentation, numeracy and C & IT skills
Demonstrate problem-solving skills.
Plan and manage learning.
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