1. What are the similarities between Billy’s and Harry’s experiences of injury? (100 words/5 marks)
There are perceptible similarities between the experiences of injury faced by both Harry and Billy. Both of these athletes find it hard to come to terms with the injury sustained. Billy and Harry are unable to cope with the fact that this injury will negatively impact their competitive careers and aspirations. Both of these individuals have the fear that the injury would lead to a lengthy lay off from active competition and that this might result in losing a place in the team. In addition, there is the fear that such injuries might lead to a further spell of injuries in the forthcoming periods.
2. Discuss how psychological factors could have led to Billy’s injury. (300 words/15 marks)
There are different ways in which psychological factors could have resulted in Billy’s injury. According to Williams and Andersen (1998), stress is a fundamental factor in the origin of an injury. One of the aspects that research undertaken in recent decades has demonstrated is the role that psychological factors play in both the prompting and the prevention of sports injuries. Williams and Andersen (1998) delineate the stress and injury model, which categorizes the stress response as an event that is impacted by different antecedents. The authors provided a wide-ranging, interactional model delineating the psychological preceding factors of sports injuries, comprising of hardiness, sense of coherence, achievement motivation, sensation seeking, trait anxiety as well as locus of control. Within the scope of stress in this model, the history of stressors comprise of key life events, everyday hassles and also previous injuries. In recent times, Billy has been experiencing a great deal of stress. Notably, his mother has recently been diagnosed with a terminal illness and also his flatmate opted to move out of their space meaning Billy has to cover all of the financial expenses. In addition, Billy is facing a great deal of difficulty in understanding coursework of a subject in school. These psychological aspects could have given rise to the injury sustained by Billy. Imperatively, stress response...
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Brewer, B.W., 2010. The role of psychological factors in sport injury rehabilitation outcomes. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3(1), pp.40-61.
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