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1
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Relationship Between Stress and Injury

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Injuries are primarily caused by physical factors, but psychological factors have an impact

2
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Athletes with higher levels of stress experience more injuries and illness

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  • Stress-prone personality types have higher injury rates
  • Low social support and coping skills increases injury rates
  • Major stressors and little hassles
  • Stress management interventions decrease risk of injury
3
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Why Does Stress Impact Injury Risk?

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Stress causes attentional disruption

  • State anxiety narrows attention
  • State anxiety increases internal distractors

Stress increases muscle tension, motor coordination problems, and reduces flexibility

Hardcore attitudes encourage injuries

  • “No pain, no gain” fails to teach athletes the difference between “good pain” and “bad pain”
  • “More is better” and “Give 110%” may lead to burnout and overuse injuries

Pattern of replacing “worthless” injured players

4
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Psychological Reactions to Injury

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Grief response (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance)

3 general response categories:
Injury-relevant information processing
-Asking questions, seeking understanding

Emotional upheaval and reactive behavior
-Isolated, frustrated, anxious, depressed, denial, self-pity

Positive outlook and coping
-Acceptance, optimistic, proactive attitude

5
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Psychology of Injury Recovery

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PST positively influences recovery, mood during recovery, coping, and confidence

  • Positive self-talk
  • Goal-setting
  • Relaxation and imagery
  • Healing imagery

Foster social support

Cope with setbacks

Systematic desensitization of fears

Focus on quality and mental skills training

6
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Psychology of Pain

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Healing imagery
Drawing the pain
Viewing the pain as outside of you
Make the pain worse

7
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Transitions

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Transitions occur at all stages of life:
Changing schools
Aging up in sport
Specializing in sport (giving up other pursuits)
Finishing a season or sport career
Graduating
Changing jobs
Empty nest syndrome

Change is a part of life

8
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Athletic Transitions

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Youth to high school
High school to college
College to professional
Athletic retirement
Choice
Injury
Time
Ability
9
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Specialization and Identity

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Early sport specialization is more prevalent

Implications for identity formation

  • Narrow identity
  • Foreclosed identity

You are many different things
-Sport is just one part of what you do

10
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Factors that Influence Transition Process

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  • Anticipatory socialization
  • Identity and self-esteem
  • Personal management skills
  • Social support systems
  • Voluntary v. Involuntary transition
11
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Easing the Transition

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Recognizing skills acquired
-Tenacity, organization, adaptability, dedication and perseverance, patience, self-motivation, ability to perform under pressure, goal setting and management

Maintaining balance in life
Approach other areas of life the way you approached sport