Psychology of Injury October 24, 2002
Importance of Injury as a Topic Physiological skills Appropriate learning environment Personality variables Strategies for managing high stress levels Absence of injury
Importance 3-5 million to 17 million per year Primary caregiver is AT staff Larson (1996) study of AT’s working with injured athletes
Importance of Injury
Model of Stress
Personality Variables Related to Onset of Injury Primarily physical in nature (conditions, equipment failure, overtraining) Risk-taking Anxiety
Situational Variables Related to Onset of Injury Major & Minor Life Stresses (History) Coping Resources
Stressors Stress history contributes to the stress response directly Personality variables & coping may directly affect, or affect through the stress response
Stress Response Increases in muscle tension & distractibility Decreases in attention
Effects of Injury Loss of social support system Uncertainty about immediate future Loss of confidence Athletic identity- if involuntary, higher risk.
Psychological Response to Injury & Rehabilitation Wiese-Bjornstal et al. (1998): Integrated model of psychological response to the sport injury and rehabilitation process
Integrated Model Personal factors Situational factors
Cognitive Appraisal
Emotional Response
Behavioral Response
Integrated Model Core of model = arrows Dynamic process Cognitive appraisal should affect emotional responses, which will influence behavioral response Why are there arrows going in a counterclockwise direction?