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17 Cards in this Set
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how injuries happen: psychological antecedents
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personality factors- not successfully identified
stress levels- people with high levels of life stress have more sport- and exercise-related injuries |
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explaining the stress-injury relationship: attentional disruption
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stress disrupts an athlete's attention by reducing peripheral attention and causing distraction and task-irrelevant thoughts
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explaining the stress-injury relationship: increased muscle tension
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high stress can cause muscle tension and coordination interference
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explaining the stress-injury relationship: other explanations
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- overemphasis on acting tough and a "giving 110%" attitude
- failure to distinguish between normal discomfort and injury pain - "you're injured, you're worthless" attitude |
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psychological components of injury recovery: psychological stress increases...
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hormones that impair the movement of healing immune cells to the injured site
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psychological components of injury recovery: prolonged stress may also...
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decrease the actions of insulin-like growth hormones that are critical during the rebuilding process
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psychological components of injury recovery: stress also...
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causes sleep disturbance, another factor identified in interfering with physiological recovery
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psychological reactions to injuries
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three general categories:
1. injury-relevant information processing 2. emotional upheaval and reactive behaviors 3. positive outlook and coping |
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other injury reactions
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identity loss, fear and anxiety, lack of confidence, performance decrements
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signs of poor adjustment to athletic injury
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anger/confusion, obsession w/ return date, denial, coming back to soon and reinjuring, exaggerated bragging, dwelling on minor physical complaints, guilt, withdrawal, mood swings, depression
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rehabilitation and recovery phases: injury or illness phase
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focus on helping the athlete understand the injury
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rehabilitation and recovery phases: rehabilitation or recovery phase
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focus attention on helping sustain motivation and adherence to rehabilitation protocols
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rehabilitation and recovery phases: return to full activity phase
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although an athlete is physically cleared for participation, complete recovery does not happen until competitive functioning occurs
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injury rehab - sport psychologists
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build rapport with the injured party; educate the injured person about the injury and recovery process; teach coping skills; teach how to cope with setbacks; foster social support; learn from injured athletes
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injury rehab - injured athlete
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accept and positively deal with situation; focus on quality training; find and use medical resources; set goals; work on mental skills training; maintain a competitive environment and involvement
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injury rehab - coaches
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foster coach-athlete contact and involvement; demonstrate positive empathy and support; understand individual differences in injury and injury emotions; have patience and realistic expectations; don't repeatedly mention injury in training
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injury rehab - sports med personnel
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educate and inform athletes about injury and rehabilitation; be warm, open, and not overly confident; foster positive interaction and customize training; demonstrate confidence and competence; encourage client's confidence
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