PSYC 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Health Promotion, Eating Disorder, Social Comparison Theory
23 Feb 2017
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Sport psychology- influence of psychological factors on sport. Exercise psychology- influence of sport and exercise on psychological behavior: exercise psychology attends to the body-to-mind relationship, whereas sport psychology is directed toward the mind-to-body relationship. Physical activity- body movements: can vary in type, frequency, intensity & duration. Physical fitness- physiological functioning and attributes we have to influence it: cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, body composition, flexibility. Sport- definitions are usually too inclusive; should include power, competition, skills, etc. Physical activity and the five components of health. Health-illness continuum: death illness health perfect health. Five components of health: mental, physical, emotional, social, spiritual (from greenberg & pargman, 1989) Increase in number of canadians aged 12 or older who are moderately active: 52% of the population moderately active. Isokinetic: tension on muscle with range of motion. Two types based on oxygen use: anaerobic: lengthy effort, jogging, aerobic: intense effort, short range.
