Anxiety Flashcards
(13 cards)
1
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What is anxiety?
A
Anxiety is the negative aspect of experiencing stress
2
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What is competitive anxiety?
A
By worry or apprehension experienced due to the fear of failing in a competitive situation, could be linked to importance of winning or due to the presence of a crowd
3
Q
What are two types of anxiety?
A
State and Trait
4
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What is state anxiety?
A
- Situational anxiety
- Linked to performers mood and can alter based on the situation
- e.g. a cup final / a test etc…
5
Q
What is trait anxiety?
A
- Consistent in all situations (stable).
- Permanent
- Inherited
6
Q
What are two types of anxiety effects?
A
Cognitive and somatic
7
Q
What are the effects of cognitive anxiety?
A
- Alertness/ability to focus (concentrate)
- Excitement
- Tension
- Sleeping difficulties
- Fear & anger /response to danger
8
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What is the effects of somatic anxiety?
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- Increased Heart Rate
- Increased Breathing
- Sweating
- Need to urinate
- “Butterflies in the stomach”
9
Q
What are 4 major factors that we relatte to competitive anxiety?
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- Individual differences
- Different types of anxiety
- General or specific anxiety
- The competition process
10
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How does the competittion process affect anxiety?
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- The interaction between personality factors, competitive trait anxiety and the situation.
- This interaction will affect behaviour and may cause state anxiety.
11
Q
What is the zone of optimal functioning?
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- an emotional response that facilitates top performances and is often referred to as the peak flow experience, where a performer achieves optimum performance levels.
- They feel ‘in the zone’…
12
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What is cue utilisation?
A
- Linked to Concentration and Arousal/Anxiety
- This hypothesis states that as arousal increases, the cues in the environment that the performer pays attention to or focusses on, decrease.
- If cues in the environment are not used effectively, then the sports person fails to gather relevant information from around them.
- E.g., a hockey player might not be aware of movements off the ball that will affect her next pass.
13
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How does arousal link to cue utilisation?
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- Under Arousal = Perceptual field too WIDE – to much information being focused upon therefore performance levels are decreased.
- Over Arousal =Perceptual field too NARROW – Too few stimuli are focused upon and performanceagain suffers.
- Optimum Arousal =Perceptual field isjust RIGHT allowing the performerto focus on the correct number of stimuli to perform the skill well.
- Different activities require you to utilise (use) different amounts of cues.
