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manageable level for productive & satisfing life. It is often the result of faulty learning in the
disabled. The emphasis of this paper is on developing & implementing such behavioural
interventions as token reinforcement, self monitoring, relaxation training, anger management,
Contingent exercise & Pranayam for management of aggression with disabled. Further illustrative
cases are also provided based on emperical research. Such interventions from the area of sports
psychology have been successfully used.
3101.5 The evaluation of body function, activity and participation of athletes with disabilities
using WHO-DASII, Zhuoying Qiu, Research Institute of Rehabilitation, China Rehabilitation
Research Center, China
World Health Organization (WHO) developed a new International Classification of Functioning
Disability and Health (ICF) and Disablement Assessment Schedule II based on ICF conceptual
model. This study evaluated the body function, activity and participation of athletes with
disabilities using WHO-DASII and other sport classification schemes. The results indicated that
WHO-DASII had reliability and validity. The athletes had specific WHO-DASII in the dimensions
of body function, activity and participation. There were high correlations between the evaluations
of WHO-DASII and sport classification schemes. WHO-DASII is a useful tool for the evaluation
of total functioning and disabilities for disabled athletes.
3101.6 Comparison of task-switch costs of athletes from different sport gamescomparison of
task-switch costs of athletes from different sport gamescomparison of task-switch costs of athletes
from different sport games, Lizhong Chi, Chengmou Liang, Yuede Chu, Beijing Sport
University, China
In order to perform sport tasks successfully, players usually have to concentrate effectively, shift
their orientation of attention fluently, and disperse their attention on different tasks or objects
simultaneously. We used task-switch, response-switch and other paradigms to investigate if
athletes from different sport games would behave differently in attention shifting, concentration or
attention dispersing. The results indicated that there is significant difference in task-switch costs
and levels of attention dispersing between athletes from table tennis, badminton and those from
shots, discus et al except the levels of concentration.
3101.7 Retirement experiences of Australian elite performers related to mode and duration of
retirement, Tony Morris, Daniel Lynch, Harriet Speed, CRESS, Victoria University of
Technology, Australia
Retirement is traumatic for elite performers, but some handle this transition successfully (Lavallee
& Wylleman, 2000). This study examined experiences of voluntarily and involuntarily retiring
professional jockeys. Seventy-two, 30-70 year-old, male, retired jockeys completed a survey,
covering physical and mental health, and social adaptation. Voluntary retirees (n=13) more easily
developed a non-racing identity, found more non-racing opportunities, and reported fewer
emotional problems, than involuntary retirees (n=59). Lack of support from racing and other
jockeys, and social isolation, were more prevalent in involuntary retirees. Implications of the
difficulties of involuntary retirement are discussed for elite sports performers and sport
psychologists.
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