Chapter 1

Question 1

physical activity

Answer 1

bodily movements that cause increases in physical exertion beyond that of ADL’s

Question 2

exercise

Answer 2

form of leisure physical activity. intentional, planned, repetitive.

Question 3

Psychology

Answer 3

study concerned with various mental process people experience and use in all aspects of their lives

Question 4

exercise science

Answer 4

study of all aspects of sports, recreation, exercise/fitness, and rehabilitative behavior.

Question 5

exercise psychology

Answer 5

application of psychological principles to the promotion and maintenance of leisure physical activity
and
the psychological and emotional consequences of leisure physical activity

Question 6

rehabilitation psychology

Answer 6

relationship between psychological factors and physical rehabilitation process

-exercise rehab following a disabling event and the role of physical activity as a complementary strategy for treating disease

Question 7

health psychology

Answer 7

psychological processes related to health and health care is not limited to the health behavior of exercise

ex. nutrition, weight management, smoking cessation, medication adherence

Question 8

Behavioral medicine

Answer 8

interrelationships of behavioral, physical, and psychosocial factors in the understanding of healthful living and the tx of illness, disease, and disability

Question 9

sport psychology

Answer 9

psychological antecedents and consequences of sport performance

Question 10

how many people adhere to physical activity routines

Answer 10

less than 5% of adults

Question 11

Adoption

Answer 11

beginning stage of an exercise regimen

Question 12

adherence

Answer 12

maintaining an exercise regimen for a prolonged period of time following the initial adoption phase

individual voluntarily and independently chooses to engage

psychological in nature

Question 13

Health People 2010 (US Dept of Health and Human Services)

Answer 13

not one of the 17 objectives were met

Question 14

Why study exercise psychology?

Answer 14

help understand the psychological antecedents of exercise behavior

understand the psychological consequences of exercise in order to introduce physical activity interventions capable of reducing acute and chronic negative psychological/emotional states and promote acute and chronic postivie states.

Question 15

mental health in US (2)

Answer 15

1/5 adults in the US have a diagnosed mental disorder and receiving no tx.

annual expenditures on mental health tx in the US have gone beyond 100 billion.

Question 16

benefits of exercise

Answer 16

lowers death rates
reduce risk of chronic disease
reduce negative emotional states
reduce negative psychological states
better body image
controls weight
ehance cognitive function
health bones, muscles, joints
ehances ADL performance
can develop social relationships

Question 17

physical activity barriers

Answer 17

transportation
environmental factors
physical limitations
lack of time
boredom/ don't enjoy it

Question 18

what brought about exercise psychology

Answer 18

Industrial Revolution (late 1700’s) - brought about machines to do work also notion of fitness.
paved way for fitness craze in america in the 70s and 80s\
ideal body type changed
increased levels of stress do to lack of working and more societal pressures than before
scientific community embraces the biopsychosocial approach.

old thinking said that hospital and doctors dictated our health. new thinking said we were in control of our health.

society now values exercise as a way to relieve stress, improve health, and enhance physical appearance.