Character Development and Good Sporting Behvaiour
What are the 3 components of morality in sport?
Fair play, character, good sporting behaviour
What percentage of people have anxiety and depression disorders?
20 - 25%
What is exercise psychology concerned with?
The application of psychological principles to the promotion and maintenance of PA
The psychological and emotional consequences of PA.
What is the protection paradox of being sedentary?
We overprotect kids to keep them safe.
But keeping kids close and indoors may set them up to be less resilient and more likely to develop chronic diseases in the long run.
What is the mastery hypothesis
Feelings of accomplishment and success.
Gives a sense of worth and control over the environment.
What is the social learning approach?
learning by watching what others do, being reinforced or penalized for the action, and exhibiting behaviours in an effort to fit into a group
What are the 6 dimensions of well being?
self acceptance
positive relation to others
autonomy
environmental mastery
personal growth
purpose on life
What are some common benefits of physical activity?
helps control weight, reduces feelings of depression, lower morbity and mortality, promotes social relations?
What results did we get in overall physical activity, active play, and organized sport?
F, D-, B
What is the social interaction hypothesis?
Provides opportunities for interaction with others
What is the structural developmental approach?
Moral reasoning and behaviour depend on how psychological growth and devlopment change in a child and how they interact with environment.
What is mental health, mental illness, and mental disorder?
Mental Health - the ability to adapt to change/cope with adversity, successful mental functioning
Mental Illness - all diagnosed mental disorders
Mental Disorders - health conditions characterized by altered thinking, mood, or behavior. associated with distress and/or impaired functioning
15 - 20 %
What is the anthropological hypothesis?
Lifestyles once typically required large amounts of daily physical activity.
We are genetically predisposed to be physically active .
We are meant to move, when we don't move that is when we get i trouble
What is the distraction time out hypothesis?
Distraction from a normal routine improves mood
What is social psychological appraoch?
character development progress from basing one's decisions about the rightness/wrongness of action on self centered interest to be concerned with the mutual interest of others.
what kind of diseases are linked to exercise?
Human immunodeficiency virus
Multiple sclerosis
Cancer
Parkinson’s disease
Diabetes
Coronary heart disease
what % of kids ages 5 - 19 participate in organized sport?
77%
What is the endorphin hypothesis?
During stress (e.g., exercise), the body produces endorphins—natural painkillers.
Endorphins may reduce depression.
What are treatments for depression?
What is Hellison's Levels of Responsibility?
Level 4: Caring
Level 3: Self-direction
Level 2: Involvement
Level 1: Self-control
Level 0: Irresponsibility
What are the 6 hypothesis for exercise and psychological well being?
1. Anthropoplical Hypithesis
2. Endorphin Hypothesis
3. Monoamine Hypothesis
4. Mastery Hypothesis
5. Social Interaction Hypothesis
6. Distraction Time Out Hypothesis
What amount of sedentary behaviour do we see kids ages 5 -11 and 12-19?
7.6 hrs and 9.3 hrs
What is the monoamine hypothesis?
Effects of exercise on depression is due to altered brain neurotransmitters
E.g., Serotonin
Exercise increases the rate of neurotransmitter production
Do sport and physical education enhance character development?
Not necessarily, the environment must be structured and delivery must be purposeful to affect moral development positively.