Spls 101 - Lecture 4

Front 1

Apsychopproaches to athletic injuries

Back 1

Periods of rehab, difficult to transition back into sport

Front 2

Psycho-Social perspective

Back 2

Psychological factors are thought to influence - the occurrence of an injury , the process of healing and the eventual rehab outcomes

Front 3

How injuries happen - primary causes

Back 3

Physical factors - Muscle imbalance, high speed collisions, over training

Front 4

Psychological factors - injuries occurrence

Back 4

Stress levels, certain attitudes, personality factors, 18% of all injuries can be explained by psychosocial factors

Front 5

The stress injury relationship

Back 5

Attentional disruption - stress can disrupt athletes attention by reducing peripheral attention, increased anxiety can also cause distraction and irrelevant thoughts

Front 6

Increases muscle tension

Back 6

High stress can accompany considerable muscle tension, that interferes with the normal coordination and can increase the muscle tension

Front 7

5 stage grief response

Back 7

1. Denial 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance and reorganisation

Front 8

General categories or response

1 - Injury relevant information processing

Back 8

processing - athlete focuses on information related to the pain and injury

Front 9

General categories of response - 2 Emotional upheaval and reactive behaviour

Back 9

Realisation of injury, emotionally agitated, experience negative emotions, feel shock

Front 10

General categories or responses - 3 - Positive outlook and coping

Back 10

Athlete accepts injury and deals with it, positive coping methods exhibits a positive attitude

Front 11

Other reactions to injury

Back 11

Loss of identity, Fear and anxiety, Lack of confidence, Performance decrements

Front 12

Signs of poor adjustment

Back 12

Obsession with when they can return, guilt, mood swings, anger , confusion, depression, denial