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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.