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Lance Armstrong: Drugs and Effects

Lance Armstrong: Drugs and Effects. Lucas, Marina and Jhazz. Lance Armstrong. This information has been gathered from public interviews, news reports, and statements from governing bodies Former professional road racing cyclist

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Lance Armstrong: Drugs and Effects

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  1. Lance Armstrong: Drugs and Effects

    Lucas, Marina and Jhazz
  2. Lance Armstrong This information has been gathered from public interviews, news reports, and statements from governing bodies Former professional road racing cyclist Won Tour de France with 7 consecutive win between the years 1999 and 2005 Diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1996 1997 he was declared cancer-free 1998 compete in road racing In June 2012 USADA he was charged for using illicit performance-enhancement drugs.
  3. Physical reason Regain strength after cancer and further increase Self Efficacy theory Bandura (1997) precious successful performance current failure emotional response He felt as if he did not have the strength to continue winning and saw doping as his best option
  4. Psychological reason Boost confidence control emotion stressor, stress response, and coping Cognitive Appraisal Lazarus and Folkman (1984) perception of the situation is relation to coping resource and goal is critical to how athletes behaves. this case coping with emotion and stress. McGrath (1970) stress disrupts attentional process and concentration. athletes is stressed when there is imbalance between physiological and psychological demands.
  5. Social reason Financial and monetary gain due to the winning of races According to Game Theory He wins either way Shermer (2008) Cyclists at Tour de France Similar to Armstrong's life Winning races equals a higher pay off Successful even after getting caught
  6. Biological effect Anabolic Effect Increased muscular size and strength Increased body weight Increase in red blood cell count
  7. Psychological effects Effects Risk of addiction Irritability Mood swings Sharp and Collins (1998) argues that there is not yet a clear link between use of steroid and aggression. psychosocial factors could interact with the steroid such as expectancy effects.
  8. References Bandura, A. (2000). Self-efficacy: The foundation of agency. Control of human behavior, mental processes, and consciousness, 17-33. Lazarus, R. S., & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, appraisal, and coping. Springer Publishing Company. McGrath, J. E. (1970). Social and psychological factors in stress. ILLINOIS UNIV AT URBANA DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY. Sharp, M., & Collins, D. (1998). Exploring the" inevitability" of the relationship between anabolic-androgenic steroid use and aggression in human males.Journal of Sport and exercise Psychology, 20, 379-394 Shermer, M. (2008). The doping dilemma. Scientific American, 298(4), 82-89..
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