Coping Flashcards
What is coping
process of constantly changing cognitive and behavioural efforts to manage specific internal and external demands of conflict that is appraised to be exceeding ones resources
thoughts and actions used to manage physical and mentally demanding situations
strategies of coping
- Preparation
- Routine
- Sleeping well
- Imagery
- Seek social situations
trait vs process approach
trait = athletes have stable and typical coping styles
process = coping is a dynamic and reputed process that involves interactions between an athletes internal and external environment
Nicholls and Polman (2007) suggested that athletes should learn a broad spectrum
of coping strategies to use in different situations and for different sources of stress
coping categories
problem focused
emotion focused
approach vs avoidance coping
engagement vs designment coping
behavioural vs cognitive coping
future orientated vs reactive coping
problem focused coping
efforts to alter or manage the problem that’s causing the stress
intended to directly and actively alter the stressful situation
problem focused coping strategies
- Planning
- Prep
- Working harder
- Speaking to coach
when is problem focused coping most effective
when situations are amendable to change cause you can control the stressor
emotion focused coping
strategies aimed to regulate the emotional response to the problem that’s causing stress
intended to deal with emotional reactions associated with situation
emotion focused coping strategies
- Listening to music
- Switching off
- Self care plan
- Deep breathing
when is emotion focused coping most effective
when situations are not prone to change because you cant control the stressor if situation keeps changing
approach vs avoidance coping
approach = confronting the source of stress and deliberately attempting to reduce it
avoidance = not actively dealing with the stressor but its still there and avoiding it will only make it worse
approach coping strategies
- Spending time in stressful situations
- Working with coach to reduce it
- Planning
avoidance coping strategies
- Walking away from situation
- Not preparing
- Missing training sessions
- Distancing yourself
future orientated coping
assists in helping to prepare for future events
3 partts :
1. anticipatory coping
2. preventative coping
3. proactive coping
anticipatory coping is …
attempts to avoid or minimise problems associated with events happening in the future that involves potential risks
