Chapter 11: Psychology of Injury and Rehabilitation

Question 1

What is the Stress Injury Model?

Answer 1

Athlete’s cognitive and physiological responses to potentially stressful sport situations can place them at elevated risk.

Question 2

What is the Multifactorial Model of Sport Injury Etiology?

Answer 2

1. Intrinsic risk factors predispose athletes to injury
2. Extrinsic risk factors increase the susceptibility of athletes to injury
3. Ongoing exposure to inciting events has the potential to tip the scales from a state of susceptibility to injury

Question 3

What are the 4 categories of sport injury prevention interventions?

Answer 3

1. Training
2. Equipment
3. Regulation
4. Psychosocial Domains

Question 4

When Psychological factors are associated with sport injury rehabilitation outcomes, and psychological interventions are being use, what are the results that have been seen? (3 things)

Answer 4

reduce the risk of sport injury occurrence,

increase adherence to rehabilitative regimens, and

enhance cognitive, affective, behavioral, and physical sport injury rehabilitation outcomes.

Question 5

What are the 3 classifications of sport injury?

Answer 5

1. mechanism (i.e., traumatic or overuse injury),
2. type (e.g., bone fractures, muscle strains), and
3. location (e.g., head, shoulder) (Peterson & Renström, 2001).

Question 6

What are some psychological predictors of sport injury?

Answer 6

Personality
History of stressors
Coping resources
Mood states
Responses to stress
Interactive relationships between these factors.

Question 7

What are the factors that influence an athletes appraisal of sport injury?

Answer 7

1. Personal Factors
2. Situational Factors

Question 8

What are the two behavior focused Coping Mechanisms that athletes use when they get injured?

Answer 8

1. Problem-Focused: Focused on learning how to help themselves fix the injury
2. Emotion-Focused: Internally focused and often leads to negative coping strategies, avoidance, and withdrawal.