Overview

Delivered by two sport and exercise psychologists who have worked with Olympic performers and coaches, stock exchange businesses, etc., this module will include a variety of “hands-on” exercises that will help us cover a broad array of theories of personality, including: Theories of personality such as psychodynamic theories and derivatives, and different methods of assessment and application, self theories (e.g., self determination, self discrepancy), the Big Five, the Giant Three; specific personality traits (e.g., neuroticism, narcissism, perfectionism, optimism) in relation to performance; body-centre personality theories and their relation to performance and health; "high-risk" sports, including affect/emotion regulation and individual differences in sensation seeking and risk-taking.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of research findings.

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the relationship between personality, individual differences, and behaviour/performance.

• Demonstrate a critical understanidng of different theoretical approaches to sensation seeking and risk-taking.

• On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: Critically discuss different theoretical approaches to personality.