Eating Disorders
What are the behaviors of bulimia?
Vomiting, taking laxatives, fasting, excessive exercise.
What is a general disposition or tendency to perceive certain situations as threatening and to react with an anxiety response?
trait anxiety
What are the Phases of the stress model?
Phase 1 –The athlete adapts to activity restriction and situation
Phase 2 – The athlete appraises short- and long-term significance of the injury.
Phase 3 – The athlete experiences emotional responses.
Final stage – The athlete copes with long-term consequences.
What is the branch of study that applies the laws of mechanics, internal or external, to the living body?
biomechanics
What is the absence or suppression of menstruation?
Amenorrhea
What is self-starvation motivated by obsession with thinness and overwhelming fear of fat?
Anorexia Nervosa
What is characterized by non disabling depressive symptoms that are chronic but do not cause changes in usual functioning?
Dysthymia
What phase of the "stress-response model" can the athlete engage in negative self-doubt?
Appraisal
What is people who feel that they have control over the events in their lives?
Internal locus of control
What is the image of the self that is constructed from the beliefs one holds about oneself?
self-concept
What is repeated bouts of binge eating followed by some form of purging?
Bulimia Nervosa
What is characterized by a combination of five or more symptoms and noticeable changes in usual functioning like sleep, eating, work, or school?
major depression
What circumstances indicates that competitive stress may be affecting an adolescent's life?
Conservations at home are dominated by sports discussions, child is not allowed ample time to spend with their friends, child's education is not a priority relative to competition and talent development, child is stressed about competing when parents are watching.
What is People’s belief, or lack thereof, of being in control of events occurring in their lives?
Locus of control
What is the term that describes people who feel they have very little control over the events of their lives?
External Locus of Control
What are ways to help prevent disordered eating patterns in athletes?
Avoid referral to weight in a negative manner, Avoid placing emphasis on body appearance, no mandatory weigh-ins, do not ostracize an athlete for being overweight.
What are signs and symptoms of depression?
Indecisiveness, feeling sad, difficulty concentrating, loss of interest, frequent feelings of worthlessness.
What are the 4 risk factors?
Sport task, sport environment, biological characteristics, psychological characteristics
What is a disorder in which mild depressive or anxiety symptoms occur in response to specific events?
Adjustment disorders
What does pathogenic mean?
Causing disease.
What are physical problems that could develop because of anorexia or bulimia?
What does SAD stand for? And what is it?
Seasonal affective disorder, A disorder that can affect people during the fall and winter months, and it may negatively affect performance and predispose an athlete to injury
What are areas that might affect both the mental and physical health of an athlete?
Personality traits, depression, competitive and life stress, eating disorders
What is a manic-depressive illness that involves cycling mood swings from major depression to mania where individuals feel full of energy?
bipolar disorder
What is anything that affects the body’s physiological or psychological condition and upsets the homeostatic balance?
A stressor