Exam 4: Stress, Emotion, and Coping in Sport and Exercise

An athlete who cognitively interprets a failed attempt at a high jump as a positive is using which macro-level type of coping strategy?

Define task-oriented coping and explain why it can be considered as a hybrid between problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping.

Sam is a basketball player who was recently drafted to a professional team. He is obviously happy but he did not anticipate feeling stress over financial aspects of his contract, dealing with abrasive teammates, an increased training load, and to top it off he doesn't know who to talk to about his concerns. What type of stressors is Sam dealing with?

When people are not coping effectively with stress in sport or exercise it might simply be a reflection that they do not have the appropriate resources to cope.

Athletes have expressed concerns that being too self-compassionate might be problematic in helping them stay motivated to improve.

According to the literature on coping in sport, who is at risk of burnout in sport?

Research on gender differences in coping in sport has indicated that men and women appear to cope differently.

Define coping and emotion regulation. What is one key difference between coping and emotion regulation?

Which of the following conclusions best reflects researchers' current understanding of how personality influences coping?

Case: Peter is high level soccer player who is experiencing "stress" over his diminished athletic skill. As a result he comes to see you to help him more effectively manage his stress so that he can continue to enjoy playing. When you meet with Peter for the first time, what are the three most important things that you need to find out from him in order to decide on an effective coping intervention? Provide examples of the types of questions you could ask Peter.