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Summary Unit 18 - The Physiological and Psychological Responses to Sports
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- Unit 18 - Sports Injuries
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The Physiological and Psychological Responses to SportsIntroduction
In this assignment I will be creating posters of psychological and physiological responses to
4 common types of injuries in football. These information leaflets will be aimed at u18
players.
Physiological Responses - an adjustment within cells or tissues, in response to an
environmental stimulus resulting in an improved ability to cope with the changing
environment.
Psychological Responses - Dealing with the psychological aspect of recovering from a
sports injury to regain fitness, examples of this can include frustration, depression and
anxiety.
Concussion
In my first example I’ve used a concussion, this has happened because of a head to head
clash between two players that were jumping for a header. Concussion is typically defined
as a head injury with a temporary loss of brain function. It’s usually caused by a bump to the
head. Most of the time it only lasts up to a few days, however it could be serious and last up
to a couple of weeks. Few symptoms that could include headache, trouble with thinking,
memory, blurry vision, and feeling sick.
Short term physiological effects: headache, dizziness, fatigue and vomiting.
Long term physiological effects: trouble concentrating, memory problems and sleep
disturbance.
Short term psychological effects: anxiety, anger and frustration.
Long term psychological effects: depression and fear of coming back to the sport.
The way to help someone with a concussion is to sit them up right straight away, then you
have to look out for the obvious things such as scalp wound, dizziness, loss of memory and
confusion. One of the most important things to do is to check if they are responding, you
could do this by asking them simple questions. After this holding something cold to their
head is very helpful, like an ice pack. If you can see that they need special assistance, call
the emergency services straight away and wait with them until the ambulance arrives.
Back Pain
In my second example a footballer goes up for a header, gets fouled and then awkwardly
falls on his back. This causes pain that he can mostly feel in the lower back, from the neck
all the way down to the hips. Back pains commonly improve over a few weeks. Symptoms of
back pain include, constant pain, loss of bowel and numbness in both legs.
Short term physiological effects: pain, bruising and numbness in legs.
Long term physiological effects: constant pain when moving, walking is a difficulty and pain
when standing straight.
Short term psychological effects: frustration, stress, anxiety and sadness.
Long term psychological effects: depression, mood changes and fear.
In order to help someone in this case, we need to check if there is anything in their
surroundings that could hurt them even more. The most important thing in this type of
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