Sport Psychology Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for Sport Psychology review.

Risk Compensation

When athletes perceive the risks for injury are low, they actually take more risks.

Interdisciplinary Teams

Groups of professionals (e.g., sport psychologists, physicians, biomechanists) working together to treat athletes.

Obsessive Passion

A type of passion related to risky injury behaviors.

Denial

The first stage of the grief reaction response to injury.

Perceived Competence

A psychological attribute in which participants in youth sport differ from dropouts.

Task-Oriented Coping

A coping style that leads to lower stress and burnout scores in athletes.

Internal Motivation

As a person moves through the stages of change, reasons for exercise become more internal.