Arousal, stress, anxiety Flashcards
(27 cards)
what is arousal?
psychological and physiological activation
what is anxiety?
negative emotional state
[+worry
+nerves
+apprehension]
is arousal positive or negative?
neither
anxiety is split up into what 4 things?
cognitive and somatic
state and trait
cognitive anxiety deals with?
the thought component
-worry and apprehension
somatic anxiety deals with?
perceived physical activation
-interpretation of bodily symptoms
state anxiety deals with?
moment to moment changes anxiety
trait anxiety deals with?
a disposition leading to situation perceived as threatening
process definition of stress
sequence of events, unfolds over time
if demands are greater than ______ , and the perceived failure equals _____ , then stress _____.
+ perceived abilities
+ consequences
+ builds
4 steps of the cognitive-affective stress model
- potentially stressful situation (demands)
- cognitive appraisal (perception)
- physiological stress response (awareness - , distraction + , tension)
- behavior / performance
what 3 things affect the 4 steps of the cognitive-affective stress model
- personality
- history of stressors
- coping resources
Is stress bad?
depends on situation and perception
how to control stress
breathing
optimism - dwell on positive
2 common sources of stress and anxiety
situational
(event, uncertainty)
personal
(traits, confidence, physique anxiety)
6 theories of arousal and anxiety affecting performance
- drive theory
- social facilitation
- inverted U hypoth
- individualized zones of functioning (IZOF)
- Multidimensional anxiety theory
- catastrophe model
drive theory
individual drive
- too much arousal can be detrimental
- varies with sports
social facilitation theory
presence of others:
- helps performance on well-learned tasks
- diminishes performance on unlearned or complex tasks
inverted U hypoth
- low arousal = low performance
- mod arousal = awesome performance
- high arousal = bad performance
criticisms of inverted U hypoth
- arousal / performance not always proportional
- mod arousal doesn’t always equal best performance
IZOF
every athlete has their own zone for optimal performance
-some high arousal, some low arousal, some in the middle
multidimensional model split into 2 groups…
cognitive anxiety
somatic anxiety
cognitive anxiety..
negatively related to performance
somatic anxiety..
related to performance in inverted U
