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SPORTS THERAPY

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Academic year
2022/2023
Teacher
GIOVANNI GRAZZI
Credits
8
Didactic period
Secondo Semestre

Training objectives

Knowledge of principles of exercise and physical activity prescription with the aim to improve exercise capacity for health-related fitness.
To develop basic knowledge and abilities in the psychological evaluation of individuals involved in health related movement activities.

Prerequisites

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Modulo: 28079 - PSICOLOGIA CLINICA DELLO SPORT
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Nothing.

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Modulo: 28080 - PRESCRIZIONE DELL'ESERCIZIO FISICO
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Basic principles of biochemistry and physiology of exercise and of exercise testing.

Course programme

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Modulo: 28079 - PSICOLOGIA CLINICA DELLO SPORT
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From general psychology to the psychology of motor and sports activities.
The brain and motor activities.
Psycho-affective development, body image, body experience.
Adolescence and sporting activity.
Play and Sport: psychological and social mechanisms and cultural aspects of play and sport.
Psychological motivation for motor and sports activities: Athlete psychology, Endurance and Fatigue in motor and sports activities, Victory and Defeat:, training and fatigue, the role of the instructor
Emotions and motor and sports activities. Theories of Personality and Character: the psychological crisis (definition, characteristics, outcomes)
Communication: Verbal and non-verbal, the axioms of communication, metacommunication.
The Helping Relationship: communicational and emotional aspects
Sport and the psychological dynamics of groups.

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Modulo: 28080 - PRESCRIZIONE DELL'ESERCIZIO FISICO
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Materials provided by the teacher

Didactic methods

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Modulo: 28079 - PSICOLOGIA CLINICA DELLO SPORT
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Lectures and practice

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Modulo: 28080 - PRESCRIZIONE DELL'ESERCIZIO FISICO
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Lectures and practice

Learning assessment procedures

EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
Written examination. 31 multiple choice test (4 options). 1 score for each correct answer. No penalties for undelivered or wrong answers. The final grade will be determined by the number of correct answers. A minimum score of 18 out of thirty will be requested to pass the examination.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT
Written question about four folderss. Allotted time: 1 hour.

THE FINAL GRADE IS A WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF THE MARKS OBTAINED IN EACH TESTS.

Reference texts

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Modulo: 28079 - PSICOLOGIA CLINICA DELLO SPORT
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Giovannini, Savoia Psicologia dello sport, Carocci ed.
Cei, Psicologia dello sport, Il Mulino ed.
Spinelli (a cura di), Psicologia dello sport e del movimento umano, Zanichelli ed.
Myers, Psicologia, Zanichelli ed.
Trombini, Introduzione alla clinica psicologica, Zanichelli ed.

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Modulo: 28080 - PRESCRIZIONE DELL'ESERCIZIO FISICO
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None