Worksheet Answers

Matching

1. F 4. G 7. E

2. B 5. C 8. I

3. H 6. A 9. D

Short Answer

1. In the grip of emotion, skill and coordination are sacrificed, resulting in the sustaining of an injury that otherwise could have been avoided.

2. Fear and anxiety.

3. Adrenaline or epinephrine

4. Heart palpitation, irregular heartbeat, chest pain, disturbed appetite and digestion, sleep disorders, increased sweating, depression, emotional instability

5. Chronic fatigue, apathy, loss of appetite, indigestion, weight loss

6. Anxiety

Listing

16-19. Any of the following; Depression, grief, anxiety, anger, denial, sleep disturbance, psychosocial isolation, and substance abuse

19. Denial

20. Anger

22.Bargaining

23.Depression

24.Acceptance

25-28. Any of the following; Imagery, mediation, progressive relaxation, though stopping, refuting irrational thoughts

29. Excessive talking

30. Argumentativeness

31. Inappropriate joke telling

32. Hyperactivity

Essay

33-36.Athletes who think they will succeed probably will. Their minds are completely concentrating on performance, envisioning the achievement of their goals, and not worrying about failure. When playing against a good team, the underrated team may perform more impressively than the other because the players aspire to win and are determined to upset the good team. Successful athletes have a high level of aspiration and constantly raise these levels and goals even after experiencing failure. Athletes who experience mostly failure tend to have low levels of aspiration and desert the sport at some point.

37-41.The progressive relaxation technique involves the athlete alternately contracting and relaxing his or her muscles. The athlete gets in a comfortable position, tenses a muscle from 5 to 7 seconds, and then relaxes it from 20 to 30 seconds while consciously relaxing as much as possible. This is repeated until all tension is gone. The whole body goes through this process. Also, expressions for relaxing may be used, such as, "Relax," "Let the tension flow out of the body," and "Let the tension dissolve."

42-45. Signs of staleness include:

a. Show a decrease in performance level

b. Have difficulty falling asleep

c. Experience a loss of appetite and a loss of weight

d. Have indigestion

e. Apathy

f. Chronic fatigue

g. Higher blood pressure