Overview

Delivered by two sport and exercise psychologists who have worked with Olympic performers and coaches, stock exchange businesses. This module will include a variety of practical exercises that will help us cover a broad array of theories of personality, including:

Theories of personality such as psychodynamic theories and derivatives, 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 and how these apply to elite environemnts.

Assessment Strategy

-threshold -50%>For an answer to receive a pass mark, it will reflect a synthesis of some of the main theories and research findings in relation to the question. This synthesis will incorporate the some of the relevant theoretical explanations and empirical findings that we covered in the module, although these explanations will be rather cryptic and unclear at times, and the referencing will be incomplete or imprecise at times. The writing style will be acceptable with some errors. -good -60%>For an answer to receive a high mark, it will reflect a largely concise, precise, critical, and accurate synthesis of the main theories and research findings in relation to the question. This synthesis will incorporate many of the relevant theoretical explanations and empirical findings that we covered in the module and beyond (via some extra reading) and will reflect a largely accurate and critical appraisal of that literature with sound reference to primary sources. The writing style will be largely precise, clear, concise, and logically structured with few errors. -excellent -70%>For an answer to receive a very high mark, it will reflect a concise, precise, critical, and accurate synthesis of the main theories and research findings in relation to the question. This synthesis will incorporate the vast majority of the relevant theoretical explanations and empirical findings that we covered in the module and beyond (via extra reading) and will reflect an accurate and critical appraisal of that literature with sound reference to primary sources. The writing style will be precise, clear, concise, and logically structured with very few errors.

Learning Outcomes

• • Demonstrate a critical understanding of theory and associated research findings

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

• • Provide a critical and in-depth analysis of a specific personality construct as it relates to performance domains