According to the American Psychiatric Association (2017), depression is “a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act causing feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed.” In the individual sporting world, failure is predisposed onto the athlete. Regardless of whether an athlete participates within an individual sport or a team sport, genetics or chemical imbalances may influence the development of depression. Furthermore, the physical harm and suffering associated with a serious injury can cause extremely negative effects on both an individual and team athlete’s mental health.
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Team athletes also have pressure to support teammates, coaches and various family members/audiences.
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In the individual sporting world, failure is predisposed onto the athlete. In an individual sport, you lose – your fault. That one point or goal that beat you – you did …show more content…
Both individual and team athletes who are suddenly faced with the confliction of an injury, often begin to develop a negative view on their self-worth and identity. Rebecca Symes, a sports psychologist and founder of Sporting Success in Britain, says the more dedication an athlete has towards a sport, the greater the psychological impact. “Athletes with a strong athletic identity will define themselves on the basis of their sport – that is, their sense of worth and self-esteem is wrapped up in their sport, and being successful and associated with being an athlete,” she says. Picabo Street, an Olympic skier, disastrously broke her leg in a crash in 1998. What is thought to have sent her hurtling further into the dark forces of depression was the realisation of how long and hard she was going to have to work to get to where she once was – which in the end was 20 months. She
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Team athletes also have pressure to support teammates, coaches and various family members/audiences.
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In the individual sporting world, failure is predisposed onto the athlete. In an individual sport, you lose – your fault. That one point or goal that beat you – you did …show more content…
Both individual and team athletes who are suddenly faced with the confliction of an injury, often begin to develop a negative view on their self-worth and identity. Rebecca Symes, a sports psychologist and founder of Sporting Success in Britain, says the more dedication an athlete has towards a sport, the greater the psychological impact. “Athletes with a strong athletic identity will define themselves on the basis of their sport – that is, their sense of worth and self-esteem is wrapped up in their sport, and being successful and associated with being an athlete,” she says. Picabo Street, an Olympic skier, disastrously broke her leg in a crash in 1998. What is thought to have sent her hurtling further into the dark forces of depression was the realisation of how long and hard she was going to have to work to get to where she once was – which in the end was 20 months. She