Psychosocial Intervention: Exam 2

Question 1

How can an injury affect an athlete?

Answer 1

Psychologically and sociologically and it can be just as debilitating as physical aspects

Question 2

What must the sports medicine team understand about psychosocial aspects?

Answer 2

Understanding of how psyche, emotions, and feelings enter into the treatment process

Question 3

What 2 types of heal must an ATC insure before returning to play?

Answer 3

Physical and psychological

Question 4

Short term injury

Answer 4

<4 weeks

Question 5

Long term injury

Answer 5

> 4 weeks

Question 6

Chronic injury

Answer 6

Recurring

Question 7

Terminating injury

Answer 7

Career ending

Question 8

What other factors must an ATC account for besides the details of an injury itself? (5)

Answer 8

• support system
• mental health
• history of injury
• stage in career/ season
• position/ role on team

Question 9

Kubler-Ross’s Model of Reaction to Death and Dying

Answer 9

DABDA (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance)

Question 10

Cognitive appraisal

Answer 10

Consideration of an athlete’s personal and situational factors and how those influence their appraisal of the situation

Question 11

Emotional response

Answer 11

Anger, depression, ect

Question 12

Behavioral response

Answer 12

Compliance with rehab

Question 13

How might an athlete feel following an injury?

Answer 13

Alienated from the team

Question 14

What relationships can become strained following an injury?

Answer 14

• teammates
• coaches
• friends

Question 15

Where can an athlete find support?

Answer 15

• sports psychologist and support groups

- others that have gone through similar rehab

Question 16

How does a sports psychologist help an athlete?

Answer 16

• prevent feeling of negative self worth and loss of identity
• stress the importance of remaining a teammate

Question 17

Rehab’s role in support

Answer 17

• incorporate sports specific drills
• increase levels of efforts if it feels more relevant
• allow athlete to gain appreciation of skills necessary to return to play

Question 18

Predictors of injury

Answer 18

Some psychological traits may predispose athletes to injury although not one personality type but risk takers are usually “more injury prone”

Question 19

Acute stress

Answer 19

Threat is immediate and response instantaneous

Question 20

Chronic stress

Answer 20

Leads to an increase in blood corticoids from adrenal cortex

Question 21

What can happen when an athlete is removed from sport because of injury?

Answer 21

It can be devastating and can impact attaining goals

Question 22

What can lead to pain and disability?

Answer 22

Fear and anxiety about injury

Question 23

What does coping depend on?

Answer 23

Cognitive appraisal

Question 24

What are some stressors in an athletes life?

Answer 24

• sports
• expectations
• work
• academics
• family
• relationships
• media scrutiny

Question 25

How does mental state affect competition?

Answer 25

It can play a part in injury (distracted, angry, frustrated, sad, apathetic)

Question 26

How must an ATC play a counseling role?

Answer 26

- emotions, conflicts, personal problems - frustrations, fears, crises - professional referral

Question 27

When does overtraining happen?

Answer 27

Physical load> coping capacity

Question 28

What can overtraining lead to?

Answer 28

Staleness and burnout

Question 29

How should staleness be treated?

Answer 29

- early recognition - implement short interruption in training - complete withdrawal can result in sudden exercise abstinence syndrome

Question 30

Burnout

Answer 30

Syndrome related to physical and emotional exhaustion leading to negative concept of self, job, and sports attitudes, and loss of concern for feeling so others

Question 31

What stems burnout?

Answer 31

Overwork **can effect ATC and impact physical health

Question 32

How should ATC react to athletes with injury?

Answer 32

- ATCs are not usually trained in counseling - respond to individual and not the injury - initially, "emotional first aid" will be required - sports med team must be understanding and be prepared to answer patients concerns

Question 33

Catastrophic injury

Answer 33

Permanent functional disability

Question 34

Where should intervention be directed for a catastrophic injury?

Answer 34

Toward the psychological impact of the trauma and the ability of the athlete to cope

Question 35

How will a catastrophic injury affect a persons functioning?

Answer 35

It will profoundly affect all aspects

Question 36

Where should teammate be considered during a catastrophic injury?

Answer 36

It can have major effects on teammates and the ATC must be cognizant on that fact

Question 37

Why must an ATC remain detached from an injury?

Answer 37

The ATC must make decisions regarding care and management of the injury based on training and it emotional attachment cannot cloud their judgement

Question 38

What can an ATC do post-injury to help with their emotional stress?

Answer 38

Outside counseling in order to assist in coping

Question 39

What should be taken into consideration for successful rehab?

Answer 39

Patient's psyche

Question 40

Rapport

Answer 40

The existence of mutual trust and understanding

Question 41

What can encourage cooperation?

Answer 41

Educate the patient on healing and recovery process

Question 42

How should the pace of rehab be set?

Answer 42

Setting and attaining goal and capitalizing on competitive nature of most athletes

Question 43

What must an athlete do as well as feeling free to vent and ask questions?

Answer 43

Take responsibility

Question 44

How should you explain the injury?

Answer 44

In a way that is understandable and relatable

Question 45

What must an ATC do concerning anxiety?

Answer 45

Understand it and be prepared to counteract or cope with it

Question 46

What must and ATC be able to do concerning mental illnesses?

Answer 46

Recognize problem, know limitations, and make a referral

Question 47

What is a mental illness?

Answer 47

Any disorder that affects the mind or behavior

Question 48

Examples of mental disorders

Answer 48

- anxiety - mood disorders - eating disorders - personally disorders (OCD)