Psychology of Injury Risk and Prevention

How do athletes think and respond to stressful situations?

Whan an athlete feels threatened or challenged by a situation what processes allows them either to cope or not?

Do certain personalities pose a greater risk of injury?

What personality characteristics have a increased risk of injury?

What personality characteristics have a lower risk of injury?

How does Sensation Seeking effect risk of Injury?

What is Petrie 1993 suggestion in regard to Life Stress, Injury and High Trait Anxiety?

Do Significant Life Events have an effect on injury risk?

Define Significant Life Events:

Define Daily Hassles:

What effect do Daily Life Hassles have on Injury Risk?

What did Petrie 1992 find in relation to social support and negative life events with injury in Gymnasts?

How can we help athletes who are at a high risk of injury?

In Noh, Morris and Andersen 2007 (Dancers) what effect did teaching coping strategies have on injury duration?

Should we screen athletes for injury risk?

Define Athletic Injury:

How Prevalent are Sports Injuries?

How much more injury risk is there in contact sports?

How much more risk are injuries during competition than in training?

What causes athletic injury?

What is Stress?

What is the Model of Stress and Athletic Injury? (Williams and Andersen 1998)