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Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Second cycle degree course in
Theory and methods of preventive and adapted physical activities
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Medicine and Surgery

CIRCADIAN TYPES OF THE ATHLETE
cod. 1010715

Academic year 2024/25
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Christian FRANCESCHINI
Academic discipline
Psicologia clinica (M-PSI/08)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
7 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN
lectures timetable
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Learning objectives

Upon completion of the training, the student: - Knows chronobiology and chronopsychology with examination of the significance of the 24-hour wake/sleep alternation; knows the studies on sleep quality and sports performance; knows the role of nap in restoring sports decline.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

ntroductory notes - Theories related to the functions of sleep. Review on the beliefs and theories around the nature and the meaning of the dreaming.

Methods of search - Techniques of study of the sleep. Techniques of study of the dream.

Physiological aspects - The sleep onset process. The awakening process. Two types of sleep: NREM and REM. Need of sleep.

Chronobiology - Classification of the rhythms: infradian, circadian, ultradian. Chronobiological model of sleep regulation.

Full programme

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Bibliography

provided by the teacher

Teaching methods

Traditional didactics.

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student Registry Office

N +39 0521 903700
Email segreteria.medicina@unipr.it

Quality assurance office

Education Manager:
Maria Lucrezia Giorgetta
N +39 0521 903745
Email service didattica.dimec@unipr.it 
Email of the manager marialucrezia.giorgetta@unipr.it 

Course President

Prof. Prisco Mirandola
Email prisco.mirandola@unipr.it

Guidance delegate and tutoring

Prof.ssa Daniela Galli
Email daniela.galli@unipr.it 

Prof. Giancarlo Condello
Email giancarlo.condello@unipr.it 

Career guidance delegate

Prof. Prisco Mirandola
Email prisco.mirandola@unipr.it 

Prof.ssa Giuliana Gobbi
Email giuliana.gobbi@unipr.it 

Tutors

Prof.ssa Ileana Ramazzina
Email ileana.ramazzina@unipr.it

Prof.ssa Valeria Naponelli
Email valeria.naponelli@unipr.it

Prof. Giancarlo Condello
Email giancarlo.condello@unipr.it

Prof. Prisco Mirandola
Email prisco.mirandola@unipr.it

Erasmus

Prof. Roberto Sala
Email roberto.sala@unipr.it 

Quality Assurance Officer (RAQ)

Prof. Giancarlo Condello
Email giancarlo.condello@unipr.it

Internships

Prof.ssa Maria Luisa Arcari
Email marialuisa.arcari@unipr.it 

Tutor students

Dott.ssa Maria Cristina Barilla
Email mariacristina.barilla@unipr.it