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2023-2026 Academic Catalog

PSY 8450 - Sports Psychology

(2 Credits)

This course emphasizes the basic concepts and interventions of clinical sports psychology. The course promotes the identification of survey questionnaires and evidence-based models that serve as a treatment for mental training. It emphasizes the possible diagnoses that athletes develop during their sports practice. Ethical issues are also discussed in the discipline of clinical sports psychology. Finally, the course motivates the student to reflect on the issues of diversity in sports culture, research, and application models to achieve psychological well-being in sport or physical activity.