Lecture 9 Clinical sport psychology Flashcards
Phase model (Kübler-Ross)
- denial
- anger
- bargaining
- depression
- acceptance
Psychological phases of rehabiliation
- Acute
- Repair
- Remodling
- Return to competition
psychological intervetions for the acute phase
- realitsic-optimistic appraisal of the situation
- contact with poeple you can trust
- information
psychological interventions for rehabilitation phase
- self-talk
- mental training
-activation - seeking support and accepting support from others
- goal setting
psychological intervetions for athletic rehabilitation phase
- self talk
- mental training
- activation regulation
- seeking and accepting support from others
- goal settings
- prognostic training
psychological interventions for competition preparation
- self talk
- mental training
- activation regulation
- goal settings
- seeking and accepting support from others
- prognostic training (connected to the competition)
5 Goals of psychological interventions
- facilitation of rehab-process
- maintenance of emotional equilibrium
- mobilization of existing coping resources
- enhancement of mental readiness for performance
- promotion of sense of self-efficacy
Short term overtraining
an accumulation of training stimuli and other stress factors that is reflected in a short-term decline in performance with or without signs of mental or physical symptoms of long-term overtraining (recovery: few days to a few weeks)
Long term overtraining
An accumulation of training stimuli and other stress factors that is reflected in a long-term decline in performance with or without signs of mental or physical symptoms of long-term overtraining. (recovery: few weeks to a few months)
Diagnosis of overtraining
- performance decreasement
- disturbances in mood
- exclusion of other diseases
Procedure for the prevention of overtraining
- elimination of all factors that promote the development of overtraining
- use of psychoregulatory techniques
- early detection of overtraining through diagnostic procedures
Rehabilitation/treatment of overtraining
- visit to the doctor’s
- active recovery
- physical therapy
- medical therapy
The dropout phenomenon in young elite athletes in the potsdam project
44% drop out in the first two years
Hypothesis (dropout)
dropouts show a less positive development of volitional skills in comparison to competitive athletes
What are the different reaction to stress attributed?
- self regulatory competencies
- Volitional competencies
Results of a study (dropout’s vs. elite athletes)
- dropout’s self-impedement (negative volitional skills) is lower when entering school
- a connection between the development of volitional skills and dropout can be found.
Tratining program for career termination should discuss …
- reasons for the termination
- the best time for termination
- plans for after the sport career
- resources available to the athlete
Signs and symptoms of anorexia (physical signs)
- dramatic recent weight loss unrelated to an illness
- no energy or complaints about feeling cold all the time
- dry, lifeless hair, brittle nails, poor skin tone
- in women, missing three cnsecutive menttrual periods
signs and symptoms of anorexia (behavioral signs)
- strange eating habits
- exessive and compulsive exercising
- complaints about being fat (when obviously not)
- freqeunt weigh-ins and over-attention to tiny fluctuations in weight
- always checking in the mirror for body flaws
- excessive trips to the restroom
signs and symptoms of anorexia (social signs)
- pretending to eat or lying about eating
- making excesus for not eaing for running to the bathroom
- wearing baggy clothes to cover up gaunt apperance
- apathy, withdrawel from social life or moodiness
Risk factors for anorexia (personality traits)
- low self-esteem
- perfectionism
- constant need for approval
- obsessiveness
- a black and white world view
Risk factors for anorexia (personal history)
- one or major life transitions
- an important personal failure
- physical or sexual abuse
Other risk factors for anorexia
- participation in an acitvity that demands slenderness
- an overly controllig parent
exercise dependency/exercise addiction (def.)
exercise addiction is characterized by excessive and obsessive exercise patterns that are continued in the presence of injury or illness
Symptoms of exercise dependency/exxercise addiction
- salience
- conflicts
- mood modification
- tolerance
- withdrawel symptoms
- loss of control
personality factors related to exercise addiction
- perfectionsim
- achievement-striving
- excitement-striving
- low levels of compliance and trust
- eating disorder symtoms
Causes of depression & burnour (in sports)
- underrecovery
- injuries
- overtraining
- monotonous, boring training
Symptoms of depression/burnout (behaviors)
- stopped going out
- not getting things done
- withdrawn from friends and family
- relying on sedatives or alcohol
- stopped doing things you enjoy
- unable to concentrate
Symptoms of depression/burnout (thoughts)
- I am a failure
- It is my fault
- Nothing good ever happens to me
- I’m wortless
- Nothing makes sense anymore
Symptoms of depression/burnout (feelings)
- overwhelmed
- unhappy
- irritable
- frustrated
- no confidence
- guilty
- indecisive
- miserable
- sad
Symptoms of depression/burnout (physical symtoms)
- tired all the time
- sick and run down
- headache and muscle pains
- churning gut
- cry easily
- can’t sleep
- poor appetite
