Psychology for Scuba Divers
elearning for PADI Psychological Diver
Psychology for Scuba Divers | elearning for PADI Psychological Diver
We spend a lot of time and effort getting to know the equipment we use in scuba diving.
What about that one complex and irreplaceable piece of kit? YOU!
This is a course full of theory and references to psychological sciences, with summaries of research in dive psychology. Psych. 101 for divers! You will learn about psychology and how to apply this understanding to your diving and dive training.
PLEASE NOTE: PADI Psychological Diver is a Distinctive Specialty course, approved by PADI. The elearning is created and owned by the specialty author, and is NOT a PADI elearning product.
Welcome!
Getting Started
Orientation Video
Map of the course
FREE PREVIEWSay hello !
> NOTES (reading): Introduction
> NOTES (audio): Introduction
< OPTIONAL REFLECTIVE WORKSHEET: Think about your Psychology
LESSON 1 | Different ways of thinking
LESSON 2.1 | What is a psychological model?
LESSON 2.2 | Psychological Models
LESSON 3 | Where have you seen psychology in scuba diving?
LESSON 4.1 | Why we do what we do
LESSON 4.2 | Why we do what we do - five area model
Lesson 5.1 | Thinking about mindset for learning
LESSON 5.2 | Helpful mindset
* QUIZ * Psychological Models
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- Innerworld in Water I -
FREE PREVIEW> NOTES (reading): Innerworld in Water I
> NOTES (audio): Innerworld in Water I
< OPTIONAL REFLECTIVE WORKSHEET: Think about your Innerworld in Water I
LESSON 1.1 | Inner states
LESSON 1.2 | Our inner states
LESSON 2.1 | Three basic systems for affect regulation
LESSON 2.2 | Three systems: "safety", "connection" & "drive"
LESSON 2.3 | The "safety" system
LESSON 2.4 | The "connection" system
LESSON 2.5 | The "drive" system
LESSON 3.1 | What is panic?
LESSON 3.2 | The fight or flight response
LESSON 4 | Panic in diving
LESSON 5.1 | Can we control our internal states?
LESSON 5.2 | Breathing for scuba divers
LESSON 5.3 | Anatomy of breathing
LESSON 5.4 | Breath control
LESSON 5.5 | Practicing deep, slow breathing
* QUIZ * Innerworld in Water I
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- Innerworld in Water II -
FREE PREVIEW> NOTES (reading): Innerworld in Water II
> NOTES (audio): Innerworld in Water II
< OPTIONAL REFLECTIVE WORKSHEET: Think about your Innerworld in Water II
LESSON 1.1 | Think about thinking
LESSON 1.2 | Looking at thoughts I
LESSON 2.1 | Making sense of the world around us
LESSON 2.2 | "Bottom-up" and "Top-down"
LESSON 2.3 | Filling in the gaps
LESSON 2.4 | The "blind-spot" experiment
LESSON 3.1 | Are you paying attention?
LESSON 3.2 | Attention is like the beam of a dive torch / flashlight
LESSON 3.3 | Moving your attention
LESSON 4 | When perception goes wrong!
LESSON 5 | Our senses and perception underwater
* QUIZ * Innerworld in Water II
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- Abilities Under Pressure -
FREE PREVIEW> NOTES (reading): Abilities under pressure
> NOTES (audio): Abilities under Pressure
< OPTIONAL REFLECTIVE WORKSHEET: Think about your Abilities under Pressure
LESSON 1.1 | Get to know your brain a little
LESSON 1.2 | Six things worth knowing about your brain
LESSON 2.1 | What is a "neuropsychological" process?
LESSON 2.2 | A neuropsychological process: memory
LESSON 2.3 | How do our abilities change underwater?
LESSON 3.1 | Information overload
LESSON 3.2 | Task loading
LESSON 4.1 | What is happening now and next?
LESSON 5 | Recommended diving practices
* QUIZ * Abilities under pressure
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- Deeper Darker Further -
FREE PREVIEW> NOTES (reading): Deeper Darker Further
> NOTES (audio): Deeper Darker Further
< OPTIONAL REFLECTIVE WORKSHEET: Think about your Deeper Darker Further
LESSON 1.1 | Why dive?
LESSON 1.2 | Motivation & reward (OPTIONAL)
LESSON 2 | What motivates divers to go to extremes?
LESSON 3.1 | Explore narcosis
LESSON 3.2 | What is narcosis in diving?
LESSON 3.3 | Experiences of narcosis
LESSON 4 | What is stopping you?
LESSON 5.1 | When a dive goes wrong
LESSON 5.2 | Chain of thought
LESSON 5.3 | Interrupt the chain?
LESSON 5.4 | Looking at thoughts II
* QUIZ * Deeper Darker Further
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