5 Exercise and mental Describe the aims, Starter this clip introduces what disease. Conclusion paragraph - Write about how – Parkinson’s health Key procedures, results and Students could identify key features whilst watching. How exercise can research by Lewis et al. – Research conclusions of Lewis et influence mental health? (1979) could be used to al.’s (2014) study. explain the benefits of Using the OCR the resource (Dr Peter Lovatt, ‘meet researcher’ exercise on mental Lewis et al. (2014) one of researchers involved in the study) students Parkinson’s health. Mood changes Evaluate the study through should describe the study and evaluate through the following social dance the application of methodological issues in the study. OCR resource: , Meet the sessions appropriate issues and research Dr Peter Lovatt debates. in people with Parkinson’s Disease. Use the research to explain how exercise can influence mental health. 6 Exercise and mental Describe at least one Throughout the original article of the Lewis et al. (2015) study Using the knowledge Using the novel source health - Application exercise strategy to there is reference to exercise strategies which improve mental gained in the lesson, written in class, answer improve mental health. health. Students could identify the strategies from the article students write a the following question: ‘novel and comment on how they work and their effectiveness. whereby a source’ Write about how a At least one exercise strategy has improved an sports psychologist strategy to improve Evaluate at least one mental individual’s might apply their mental health. exercise strategy to health, with some knowledge of exercise improve mental health, reasons why. strategies to explain the using appropriate issues improvement in mental and debates. health. Apply knowledge of exercise strategies to improve mental health to a novel source.
5 Exercise and mental health – Key Research Lewis et al. (2014) Mood changes following social dance sessions in people with Parkinson’s Disease. Describe the aims, procedures, results and conclusions of Lewis et al.’s (2014) study. Evaluate the study through the application of appropriate issues and debates. Use the research to explain how exercise can influence mental health. Starter – this clip introduces what Parkinson’s disease. Students could identify key features whilst watching. Using the OCR ‘meet the researcher’ resource (Dr Peter Lovatt, one of researchers involved in the Parkinson’s study) students should describe the study and evaluate through the methodological issues in the study. OCR resource: , Meet the research Dr Peter Lovatt Conclusion paragraph - How exercise can influence mental health? Write about how research by Lewis et al. (1979) could be used to explain the benefits of exercise on mental health. 6 Exercise and mental health - Application At least one exercise strategy to improve mental health. Describe at least one exercise strategy to improve mental health. Evaluate at least one exercise strategy to improve mental health, using appropriate issues and debates. Apply knowledge of exercise strategies to improve mental health to a novel source. Throughout the original article of the Lewis et al. (2015) study there is reference to exercise strategies which improve mental health. Students could identify the strategies from the article and comment on how they work and their effectiveness. Using the knowledge gained in the lesson, students write a ‘novel source’ whereby a strategy has improved an individual’s mental health, with some reasons why. Using the novel source written in class, answer the following question: Write about how a sports psychologist might apply their knowledge of exercise strategies to explain the improvement in mental health.
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