Abstract

This book attempts to integrate a wide variety of psychological theory and applied considerations into a unified perspective on sport-related injury. Considerable effort is made to enlighten readers about ways in which injured athletes may optimize their rehabilitative efforts. Various psychological considerations such as social support, imagery, education, and modeling techniques are presented. Successful rehabilitation programs predicated upon the average are suggested and described in detail. The authors and the topics are: Section I. Injury and sport - The problem: Conceptual and practical approaches. 1. Pargman, David: Sport injuries: an overview of psychological perspectives; 2. Heil, John;Fine, Perry G.: Pain in sport: a biopsychological perspective; 3. Makarowski, Lou M.: Ethical and legal issues for sport professionals counseling injured athletes; 4. Evans, Lynne;Hardy, Lew: Psychological and emotional response to athletic injury: measurement issues; Section II. Psychological perspectives on athletic injury. 5. Sachs, Michael L.;Sitler, Michael R.;Schwille, Gerry: Assessing and monitoring injuries and psychological characteristics in intercollegiate athletes: a counseling/prediction model; 6. Udry, Eileen: The paradox of injuries: unexpected positive consequences; 7. Grove, J. Robert;Bianco, Theresa: Personality correlates of psychological process during injury rehabilitation; 8. Rotella, Robert J.;Ogilvie, Bruce C.;Perrin, David H.: The malingering athlete: psychological considerations; Section III. Counseling athletes who are injured. 9. Wiese-Bjornstal, Diane M.;Smith, Aynsley M.: Counseling strategies for enhanced recovery of injured athletes within a team approach; 10. Brewer, Britton W.;Van Raalte, Judy L.;Petitpas, Albert J.: Patient-practitioner interactions in sport injury rehabilitation; 11. Hardy, Charles J.;Burke, Kevin L.;Crace, R. Kelly: Social support and injury: A framework for social support-based interventions with injured athletes; 12. Ievleva, Lydia;Orlick, Terry: Mental paths to enhanced recovery from a sports injury; 13. Flint, Frances A.: Seeing helps believing: modeling in injury rehabilitation; 14. Green, Lance B.: The use of imagery in the rehabilitation of injured athletes; Section IV. Counseling athletes with permanent disabilities. 15. Henschen, Keith P.;Shelley, Gregory A.: Counseling athletes with permanent disabilities; 16. Etzel, Edward F.,Perna, Frank;Newcomer, R. Renee;Ferrante, A.P.: Providing psychological assistance to injured and disabled college student-athletes; 17. Henderson, Jane: Suicide in sport: are athletes at risk?; 18. Shelley, Gregory A.: Using qualitative case analysis in the study of athletic injury: a model for implementation; 19. Tuckman, Bruce W.: I cried because I had no shoes...: a case study of motivation applied to rehabilitation; 20. Pargman, David: Conversion blindness: a case report. Aus dem Vorwort und dem Inhaltsverzeichnis