Arousal Regulation

Question 1

What are the three ways of regulating arousal?

Answer 1

Reduction
Maintenance
Induction

Question 2

What is coping? What are the two approaches to it?

Answer 2

Coping is the dynamic of changing cognitive and behavioural efforts to manage internal or external demands viewed as exceeding one’s resources - constantly changes perspective on either resources or demands

Problem focused or emotion focused approach

Question 3

What are the differences between problem focused and emotion focused approaches to coping?

Answer 3

Problem focused is the effort to manage the problem itself that is causing anxiety

Emotion focused is regulating the emotional response to the stress

Question 4

What are some coping strategies used by athletes?

Answer 4

Focus on the task
Rational thinking and self-talk
Mental preparation

Many others

Question 5

What are ways to specifically reduce somatic or cognitive anxiety?

Answer 5

Somatic - breathing control, progressive muscle relaxation

Cognitive - relaxation response, autogenic training

Question 6

What are the four elements of relaxation response?

Answer 6

A quiet place
A comfortable position
A mental device
A passive, non-judgemental attitude

Question 7

What is stress inoculation training? What type of reduction technique is it?

Answer 7

Exposing the body to stress in slightly increasing amounts to learn to cope

It is a multimodal anxiety reduction technique

Question 8

What are signs of underarousa?

Answer 8

Easily distracted
Lack of concern
Lack of anticipation or enthusiasm

Many others

Question 9

What should be the goal of arousal inducing techniques?

Answer 9

It should be done in a deliberate fashion with awareness of optimal arousal states