Injury and Rehab

Question 1

Williams and Andersen: 3 key factors to consider in stressful situations and to exhibit greater physiological activation and attentionional disruptions

Answer 1

• personality
• coping resources
• history of stressors

Question 2

What is the buffering hypothesis?

Answer 2

The resources available to an athlete buffer the effect of stress or anxiety about injury. Someone with a high amount of resources available will have less risk of stress with injury.

Question 3

List and give an example of the 3 broad areas described in Brewer’s (1994) psychological response to injury.

Answer 3

• Cognitive appraisal: interpretation of injury. e.g. not accepting the injury and being angry at the situation.
• Emotional response: feeling anger, fear and frustration about the injury.
• Behavioral response: e.g. low rehab adherence, not engaging in therapy/attending

Question 4

Measures of adherence: name the two types and give examples of measures

Answer 4

• clinic based: appointment attendance, engagement during appointments, physical test e.g. ROM
• non-clinic based: client self reported. keeping a written record of exercises completed - higher chance of it being false.

Question 5

What is stress related growth?

Answer 5

Some individuals experience personal growth, psychological and physical growth following adversity.

Question 6

Describe the biopsychosocial model

Answer 6

integration of medial and psychological concepts and how factors influence injury outcomes

Question 7

Describe key biopsychosocial factors central to the injury process (7)

Answer 7

level 1: characteristics of injury, sociodemographic factors
level 2: biological, psychological factors - reciprocal with intermediate bio-psychological outcomes, social/contextual factors
level 3: intermediate bio-psychological outcomes, sport injury rehabilitation