Test Bank Chapter 12 Common Issues: Injury And Burnout

CHAPTER 12 TEST BANK

Multiple Choice

1. In a study that measured cognitive effect of concussion (McClincy et al., 2005), performance decrements were observed up to _____ after the initial injury.
   1. 14 days
   2. 4 days
   3. 40 days
   4. 4 hours
2. An _____ injury occurs at a single, well-defined point in time.
   1. Acute
   2. Overuse
   3. Punctual
   4. minor
3. A soccer player collides with another player and injures their knee. This type of injury would be classified as:
   1. acute
   2. overuse
   3. punctual
   4. minor
4. An overuse injury would be most likely to occur in which situation?
   1. an extended period of high intensity training
   2. a particularly aggressive collision
   3. playing a football game in the rain
   4. playing a basketball game in brand new shoes
5. Overuse injuries would be more common in cross-country than in _____ because of the training regimes often employed.
   1. Basketball
   2. softball
   3. volleyball
   4. swimming
6. Pressure from coaches to always train at high intensity and for long periods is most likely to lead to why type of injury?
   1. overuse
   2. acute
   3. concussion
   4. collision
7. Returning to a contact sport without taking adequate recovery time following a concussion puts individuals at risk of:
   1. second impact syndrome
   2. depression
   3. overuse injuries
   4. psychosocial stress
8. The _____ model contends that susceptibility to injury is moderated by an interaction between personality, social factors, and injury history.
   1. stress and injury
   2. interactional stress
   3. injury response
   4. affective cycle
9. Scoring high on which personality trait has been linked with an increased injury rate in athletes?
   1. Extraversion
   2. self-esteem
   3. hardiness
   4. optimism
10. Scoring high on which personality trait has been linked with a decreased injury rate in athletes?
    1. Optimism
    2. sensation seeking
    3. extroversion
    4. anxiety
11. Psychological skills training may help reduce injuries via a reduction in:
    1. Anxiety
    2. sensation seeking
    3. extroversion
    4. optimism
12. Within the grief response model, an athlete that consistently downplays the severity of a recently incurred injury may be experiencing:
    1. Denial
    2. Depression
    3. Bargaining
    4. acceptance
13. Within the grief response model, an athlete that contemplates quitting and giving up on all sports while injured may be experiencing:
    1. Depression
    2. Anger
    3. Bargaining
    4. acceptance
14. Within the affective cycle theory, athletes move from distress to denial to:
    1. Coping
    2. Anger
    3. Depression
    4. acceptance
15. Within the injury response model, emotional responses to an injury are determined most directly by the athlete's _____.
    1. cognitive appraisal of the injury
    2. behavioral response to the injury
    3. history of injuries
    4. social support network
16. Within the cognitive appraisal model, an athlete's emotional response has a direct effect on their:
    1. behavioral response
    2. cognitive appraisal
    3. social support network
    4. history of injuries
17. An athlete that describes pain associated with giving extra effort in the final minutes of a basketball game is likely experiencing:
    1. performance pain
    2. acute pain
    3. chronic pain
    4. pleasurable pain
18. Which of the following types of pain is associated with a positive outcome?
    1. performance pain
    2. acute pain
    3. chronic pain
    4. pleasurable pain
19. A runner feels off-and-on soreness in their legs over the course of the year, even when they are not running. This type of pain is best classified as:
    1. chronic pain
    2. acute pain
    3. pleasurable pain
    4. benign pain
20. Athletes with high scores on a measure of _____ experience higher depression rates than others.
    1. athletic identity
    2. introversion
    3. optimism
    4. conscientiousness
21. Coaches can help an athlete manage a long-term recovery process by providing information about recovery, ensuring adequate social support, and:
    1. providing training in coping skills to the athlete.
    2. encouraging the athlete to continue training.
    3. ensuring the athlete is not surrounded by other athletes that have recovered from their major injuries.
    4. keeping the player away from friends that would distract from training.
22. A player that memorizes and repeats short, motivational phrases during the recovery process is engaging in which coping strategy?
    1. positive self-talk
    2. goal setting
    3. visualization
    4. relaxation
23. An athlete that quits his team after many years of frustration and poor performance, but without injury, may be experiencing:
    1. Burnout
    2. low athletic identity
    3. sensation seeking
    4. overuse injury
24. Symptoms of burnout include exhaustion, low personal satisfaction, and:
    1. Devaluation
    2. chronic injury
    3. interactional stress
    4. overuse injuries
25. A gymnast that no longer feels proud of her accomplishments and feels depressed about her current abilities may be experiencing which symptom of burnout?
    1. low personal accomplishment
    2. devaluation
    3. exhaustion
    4. depression
26. Based on noted risk factors for burnout, which group of athletes would be most prone to experience burnout?
    1. marathon runners
    2. football players
    3. lacrosse players
    4. hockey players
27. Which personality trait is associated with higher rates of burnout?
    1. Perfectionism
    2. Optimism
    3. sensation seeking
    4. extroversion
28. Which model of burnout includes four stages, and focuses on the ability of an athlete to meet the needs of a situation?
    1. cognitive-affective stress model
    2. negative-training stress response model
    3. investment model
    4. empowerment model
29. Which model of burnout emphasizes the influence of positive and negative effects of a training regime?
    1. negative-training stress response model
    2. cognitive-affective stress model
    3. investment model
    4. empowerment model
30. Researchers have suggested that burnout can be treated or even prevented by:
    1. All of the above
    2. creating supportive social groups
    3. maintaining a positive mindset
    4. enhancing stress management skills

True/False

1. A college student athlete with a stressful academic course load is at higher risk of developing a physical injury than a peer with a less stressful course load.
2. Researchers have suggested that athletes' social concerns surrounding recovery from an injury often loom larger than their physical concerns.
3. The injury response model suggests that cognitive appraisal of an injury is determined by the athlete's emotional response to the event.
4. Research suggests that psychological training is of limited use during recovery from injury.
5. Coaches should always present the most optimistic message to athletes during injury recovery.
6. High levels of emotional exhaustion can lead to burnout, even in the absence of a physical injury.
7. Female athletes are at higher risk of suffering from burnout than male athletes
8. Coaches that encourage player participation in decision making tend to have fewer athletes that experience burnout.
9. High scores on measures of perfectionist strivings are linked with increased burnout.
10. The empowerment model predicts burnout for athletes that experience an injury early in their career.
11. Burnout is common in athletes, but is rare in coaches.
12. Coaches with people-oriented leadership styles are more likely to burnout than goal-oriented coaches.
13. Athletes who score lower in measures of hope are more likely to experience burnout.
14. Athletes with a pessimistic explanatory style are less likely to experience burnout because they are less likely to suffer disappointment.
15. The athlete-centered model suggests that best performance occurs when coaches encourage athletes to be singularly devoted to their sport.

Critical Thinking

1. Why is it important how the media portrays the severity of an athlete's injury? How should coaches help players deal with other peoples' perceptions of their toughness?
2. How accurate are stage models when applied to athletes' injuries? What would be required to falsify (a key criterion of any scientific theory) the grief response or affective cycle theory?
3. How can an injury actually become a positive experience for an athlete?
4. What is the difference between overreaching and overtraining? How are they related to burnout?
5. How can parents foster internal motivation for young children just beginning to play a sport?