Deck 11: Psychosocial Intervention for Sports Injuries and Illnesses

Question 1

Check all the emotional responses that fall under reactions to injury and early reactions rehabilitation.

A) Anger
B) Reinjury anxiety
C) Anxiety
D) Apprehension
E) Bitterness
F) Fear of reinjury
G) Confusion
H) Confidence
I) Depression
J) Disappointment
K) Dispiritedness
L) Devastation
M) Fear
N) Frustration
O) Enthusiasm
P) Helplessness
Q) Anticipation
R) Relief
S) Sadness
T) Resentment
U) Excitement
V) Shock
W) Encouragement

Answer 1

Anger
Anxiety
Apprehension
Bitterness
Confusion
Depression
Disappointment
Dispiritedness
Devastation
Fear
Frustration
Helplessness
Relief
Resentment
Shock

Question 2

Check all the emotional responses that fall under reactions to rehabilitation.

A) Anger
B) Reinjury anxiety
C) Anxiety
D) Apprehension
E) Bitterness
F) Fear of reinjury
G) Confusion
H) Confidence
I) Depression
J) Disappointment
K) Dispiritedness
L) Devastation
M) Fear
N) Frustration
O) Enthusiasm
P) Helplessness
Q) Anticipation
R) Relief
S) Sadness
T) Resentment
U) Excitement
V) Shock
W) Encouragement

Answer 2

Depression
Frustration
Enthusiasm
Sadness
Excitement

Question 3

Check all the emotional responses that fall under reactions to return-to-participation.

A) Anger
B) Reinjury anxiety
C) Anxiety
D) Apprehension
E) Bitterness
F) Fear of reinjury
G) Confusion
H) Confidence
I) Depression
J) Disappointment
K) Dispiritedness
L) Devastation
M) Fear
N) Frustration
O) Enthusiasm
P) Helplessness
Q) Anticipation
R) Relief
S) Sadness
T) Resentment
U) Excitement
V) Shock
W) Encouragement

Answer 3

Reinjury anxiety
Anxiety
Apprehension
Fear of reinjury
Confidence
Depression
Frustration
Anticipation
Encouragement

Question 4

Please check all of the reasons that a patient should be referred for psychological concerns.

A) History of mental health issues
B) Constantly late
C) Forgetfulness
D) Outward signs of suicide
E) Posing a threat or danger to others
F) Not having many friends
G) Eating disorder
H) Concussion
I)Increased amount of playing time
J) ADHD

Question 5

Please check all of the symptoms of sudden exercise abstinence syndrome.

A) Chest pain
B) Shoulder pain
C) Sleep issues
D) Emotional instability
E) Rashes
F) Disturbed appetite
G) Low back pain
H) Headaches
I) Increased sweating

Question 6

An athlete has suffered a season-ending knee injury. Which of the following would be an appropriate method for dealing with the athlete's need for social support?

A) Allow the athlete to stay at home as opposed to attending practice
B) Have the athlete concentrate on studies since the likelihood of returning this season is minimal
C) Have the athlete talk to an athlete who has suffered a similar injury
D) Have the athlete attend other sporting event to not think of his/her sport
E) Allow the athlete to wait until after the season is beginning to start rehabilitation in order to attend all of the team's practices

Question 7

Which of the following statements is untrue regarding stress?

A) Stress may be triggered by physical stressors.
B) Stress may be triggered by social stressors.
C) Negative stress can enhance growth and development.
D) Stress can be associated with intense pleasure.
E) Eustress is stress that is beneficial.

Question 8

Which of the following would be considered a sign or symptom of staleness?

A) Constantly being tired
B) An increase in performance level
C) Depressed heart rate
D) Paranoid about being late to practice
E) Head colds or allergic reactions

Question 9

Which of the following questions would be difficult to be a plausible cause for the patient's reaction to the injury?

A) How long is the recovery?
B) Does the patient fear that a pending surgery will be more painful?
C) What are the patient's attitudes toward rehabilitation?
D) Does the coach-athlete relationship contain confidence, trust, and optimism?
E) What is the possibility of reinjury?

Question 10

Which of the following would be an inappropriate component when establishing addressing psychological factors in the rehabilitation process?

A) Competitive confidence
B) A sense of cooperation
C) Exercise rehabilitation as an educational process
D) Rapport
E) Allow independence in progressions

Question 11

During which of the various phases of rehabilitation should the psychological approach of explaining the healing process and purpose of treatment procedures, along with the encouragement of aerobic conditioning by exercising the noninjured body part, by performed?

A) Immediate postinjury period
B) Early postoperative period
C) Advanced postoperative
D) Rehabilitation period
E) Return to full activity

Question 12

What action could be considered detrimental in helping a patient regain competitive confidence and return to activity?

A) Allow patient to perform necessary skills away from the team
B) Teach the patient the technique of systematic desensitization
C) Allow the patient to begin sport-specific activities with the team
D) Engage in highly controlled, small-group practices
E) Establish progressive, attainable goals

Question 13

Of the following mental training techniques, which one utilizes the practice of focusing on the undesired thoughts and terminating them with the trigger of a loud noise?

A) Thought stopping
B) Refuting irrational thoughts
C) Imagery
D) Meditation
E) Progressive relaxation

Question 14

Knowing an athlete's name and talking to them about school work are both examples of which of the following support roles?

A) Being a good listener
B) Finding out what the problem is
C) Being aware of body language
D) Projecting a caring image
E) Management of the stress of an injury

Question 15

Which of the following examples of rehabilitation goals would be difficult to measure?

A) Achieve 100° of knee flexion
B) Perform a voluntary biceps muscle contraction
C) Be able to walk without an ankle brace
D) Complete a 20" incline walk on the treadmill
E) Throw 15 pitches at distance of 10 yards

Question 16

What mental training technique involves tensing and releasing the muscles?

A) Thought stopping
B) Refuting irrational thoughts
C) Imagery
D) Meditation
E) Jacobson's progressive relaxation

Question 17

When coping with pain, what technique involves positive imagination?

A) Tension reduction
B) Imagery
C) Attention diversion
D) Altering the pain sensation
E) Meditation

Question 18

If a coach reported to the athletic trainer that he has noticed one of his athletes reacting impulsively and sharing inappropriate thoughts and feelings without the realization of it being wrong, what is the suspected disorder?

A) Phobias
B) Unipolar depression
C) Posttraumatic stress disorder
D) Panic attacks
E) Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 19

According to the biosocial model, cultural beliefs would be identified in which of the following categories?

A) Biological
B) Physical
C) Psychological
D) Social
E) Biophysical