Anxiety Flashcards
What is the definition?
A level of nerves or irrational thinking
What is competitive state anxiety?
Anxiety felt in certain sporting situations
What is competitive trait anxiety?
Feeling anxiety in most sporting situations
What are some somatic signs of anxiety?
Sweating, shaking, increased HR
What are cognitive signs of anxiety?
Stress, worrying
What is a questionnaire? What is an example of a questionnaire?
A set of questions used to rate/measure something
What are the positives to a questionnaire?
Quick, cheap, efficient
Can compare results easily
What are some negatives to a questionnaire?
Answers may depend of their mood
Questions can be misleading/bias
What is an observation?
Watching the performer
What are the positives to an observation?
Got to be covert in order to get realistic results, true to life
What are the negatives to observations
Subjective, time consuming, behaviour can be modified
High anxiety if know being watched
What are psychological measures?
Using physical measures such as increases HR to assess anxiety
What are the positives to physiological measures?
Objective - easily compared
Can be measured in training to easily assess high anxiety situations
What are the negatives to psychological measures
Advanced training needed to use monitors
More anxiety as know you have the device on
