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What is the primary objective for the sports med professional?
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Help the injured athlete recover/return to play.
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What is complete recovery?
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Athlete performing at least 100% of his/her pre-injury performance level. Involves physical and psychological components. confident in their ability to perform.
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What are the three key areas of research: psychological of sport injury?
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1) Physical Antecedents of Athletic injuries.
2) Emotional responses/reactions to being injured 3) Psychological factors that influence the rehabilitation and recovery process. |
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What are the psychological factors believed to relate to sport-injury.
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Personality
Attitudes Social factors and stress |
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Characteristics that may increase risk of injury.
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Risk taker/sensation seeking
Lack of coping skills Aggressive Fear of failure |