Kinesiology 1088A/B Lecture Notes - Relaxation Technique, Goal Setting
18 Oct 2013
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Major life changes when combined with few coping skills and little social support = higher risk of athletic injury: eg. death, moving marriage, economic status. Disrupts attention by narrowing peripheral field and causes distraction and irrelevant thoughts. Creates muscle tension that interferes with normal coordination. Giving all-out effort often means playing hurt or taking undue risks which increases the probability of injury ( must distinguish between discomfort of overload and pain of injury. Some athletes look for attention by playing up or even faking an injury. Reactions to injury: athlete made to feel worthless because ignored and can"t contribute, so play injured = more severe injury, grief response (kubler ross 1969, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance and reorganization. Advances in rehab active recovery, less invasive surgical techniques, weight training, ect. Faster healers have been shown to use more coping skills (goal-setting, positive self-talk, healing imagery) than slower healers.
