 Essentials of Athletic Training, 5/e Daniel Arnheim William Prentice,
University of North Carolina
Psychological Aspects of Sports Injury
Chapter 9 Objectives
1.Define stress and the three physiological stages that occur in response to a stressor. |
 |  |  | 2.Explain the psychological stages of a loss. |
 |  |  | 3.Describe different psychological factors that may predispose an athlete to injury. |
 |  |  | 4.Discuss different reactions to a serious injury/illness and how to appropriately respond to them. |
 |  |  | 5.Describe the progression of an athlete returning to sports after a serious injury/illness. |
 |  |  | 6.Explain Jacobson's Progressive Relaxation Method and systematic desensitization and how it may be used to reduce stressors from competition anxiety. |
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