PSK 315 - Sports Psychology

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · Psychology · Undergraduate

ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Gülşah BALABAN

Course Objective

The history of sports psychology in Turkey is very short. It is aimed to increase the knowledge, skills and competencies of the related students in the field of sports psychology which is newly developing in our country.

Course Content

The practice of sports psychology focuses heavily on the success of achieving the highest performance. Accordingly, the aim of this course is to examine in detail the psychological theories and skills of peak performance in the framework of the cognitive-behavioral approach.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. The students can define concepts related to sport psychology field.
  2. The students evaluate advanced knowledge and skills in sports psychology with a critical approach.
  3. The students express applied and ethical issues in sport psychology.

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)14228
Out of Class Study Period32060
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final111

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Understanding Sport PsychologyUnderstanding Sport Psychology
2Sport Psychology TheoriesSport Psychology Theories
3Sports and PersonalitySports and Personality
4Self-confidence and intrinsic motivationSelf-confidence and intrinsic motivation
5Attention and ConcentrationAttention and Concentration
6Anxiety, Stress and Mood RelationAnxiety, Stress and Mood Relation
7Anxiety, Stress and Mood RelationAnxiety, Stress and Mood Relation
8Ara SınavAra Sınav
9Cognitive and Behavioral InterventionsCognitive and Behavioral Interventions
10Cognitive and Behavioral InterventionsCognitive and Behavioral Interventions
11Substance UseSubstance Use
12Group AffiliationGroup Affiliation
13Aggression and ViolenceAggression and Violence
14Movie and analysisMovie and analysis
15OverviewOverview
16Final SınavıFinal Sınavı