Coping

Question 1

What is stress?

Answer 1

A challenge to a person’s capacity to adapt to inner and outer demands

Question 2

What are the components of stress?

Answer 2

Physiological and psychological

Question 3

What is coping?

Answer 3

Attempts to reduce stress through cognitive and behavioural efforts to manage the demands that are appraised.

Question 4

What is the affect of an inability to cope with stressors in sport?

Answer 4

	Lower performance
	Lower satisfaction
	Increased injury
	Increased burnout
	Increased withdrawal of career

Question 5

What is the relational aspect of the Cognitive-motivational-relational model?

Answer 5

Emotions

Question 6

What are 7 sources of stress for athletes?

Answer 6

o	Injury
o	Errors
o	Performance – past or future
o	Outcome of competition
o	Training
o	Opponent
o	Fitness

Question 7

4 organisational stressors - factors instrinsic to sport

Answer 7

o Roles of the sport – media commitments, captain, role ambiguity
o Relationships – coach-athlete, leadership style, team cohesion
o Career and performance development issues – income, contracts, selection for teams
o Organisation structure

Question 8

Five competitive stressors

Answer 8

o	Preparation – too much, too little – mental physical, technical tatial
o	Injury
o	Expectations (internal and external)
o	Self-presentation
o	Opponents

Question 9

Describe the two components of the stress response

Answer 9

Physical - heart rate, breathing, muscle tension

Psychological - negative cognitions, images and worrying

Question 10

How is your perception affected by coping resources?

Answer 10

When you have enough resources a challenge is perceived. When you lack resourced a threat is perceived.

Question 11

Describe 4 emotion-focused coping strategies.

Answer 11

 Muscle relaxation
 The relaxing place
 Breathing
 Mindfulness meditation