Deck 12: Helping the Injured Athlete Psychologically

Question 1

Discuss an athlete's reaction to injury based on the severity and length of rehabilitation.

Answer 1

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Question 2

Discuss the personality traits of an athlete who is injury prone.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Describe goal setting and explain why it is important during rehabilitation.

Answer 3

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Question 4

Describe the steps involved in returning an athlete to full participation.

Question 5

What things can be done to address the psychological aspects of dealing with an injured athlete?

Question 6

Explain the difference between staleness and burnout.

Question 7

Which of the following is a reaction to a chronic injury?

A) Isolation
B) Shock
C) Frustration
D) Fear

Question 8

Which of the following is a reactive phase experienced by an injured athlete?

A) Reaction to rehabilitation
B) Reaction to isolation
C) Reaction to stress
D) Reaction to failure

Question 9

Which of the following is a reaction to a career-ending injury?

A) Loss of vigor
B) Impatience
C) Apprehension
D) Loss of athletic identity

Question 10

Which of the following is a result of a negative stressor that can result in injury?

A) Loss of attentional focus
B) Increase in muscle relaxation
C) Increase in concern for other players
D) Loss of motor control

Question 11

An injury-prone athlete may have which of the following personality traits?

A) Risk-taker
B) Tender-minded
C) Overprotective
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 12

Which of the following occurs when an athlete feels an overwhelming feeling of hopelessness or loneliness?

A) Anger
B) Depression
C) Anxiety
D) Fear

Question 13

Coaches who prevent team contact with injured athletes are most likely to:

A) prevent chances of reinjury.
B) motivate the athletes with major injuries to recover soon.
C) provide the athletes with a sense of superficial concern.
D) cause adjustment difficulties for the athletes.

Question 14

An athlete demonstrating a vague fear, a sense of apprehension and restlessness is exhibiting symptoms of which of the following?

A) Burnout
B) Depression
C) Anger
D) Anxiety

Question 15

Which of the following strategies helps in dealing with overtraining in athletes?

A) Helping athletes assess themselves through regular competition with peers
B) Ensuring a short interruption of training over a 3- to 5-day period
C) Decreasing the intensity of training but increasing the amount of work
D) Gradually increasing the work load to enhance athletes' coping capacity

Question 16

Decisions for returning the injured athlete to play should be based on the _____.

A) opinion of his or her coach
B) opinion of his or her parents
C) willingness of the athlete
D) status of the athlete's injury

Question 17

When goal setting for athletic rehabilitation, one should:

A) link sports goals to life goals.
B) set goals that are easy to achieve.
C) avoid establishing personal goals.
D) avoid linking outcome to process.

Question 18

The body language of the coach or support staff is important when an athlete is trying to express their apprehension about an injury.

Question 19

Neglecting an injured athlete after an injury will make them work harder in rehabilitation.

Question 20

An athlete's coping skills, past history of injury, social support, and personality traits can influence his or her reaction to injury.

Question 21

Burnout is characterized by frequent headaches, gastrointestinal disturbances, sleeplessness, and chronic fatigue.

Question 22

Relaxation, imagery, and cognitive restructuring help reduce the stressful reaction to injury.

Question 23

The coach must have appropriate counseling skills to confront an athlete's fears, frustrations, and daily crises and to handle all serious emotional problems.

Question 24

Injury may affect an athlete as much psychologically, as it does physiologically.

Question 25

Injury-prone athletes are often either risk-takers or have reserved personalities.

Question 26

Specific goals such as telling an athlete that he or she will no longer be using crutches by a certain day are helpful to the recovery of the athlete.

Question 27

An athlete must be informed and able to vent any frustration during the rehabilitation process.

Question 28

Athletes who remain involved with their team feel more guilty about their injury than athletes who are less involved with their team.

Question 29

To ensure that there is a maximum positive response, an athlete must be given goals during all aspects of the rehabilitation process.

Question 30

During the anger stage, the athlete feels victimized by the injury.

Question 31

When athletes are injured, the best thing for the coaches to do is to ignore them until they have recovered.

Question 32

An athlete who continues to play on a poorly rehabilitated injury reduces the chances of a healthy life of activity.