Ch.5 Flashcards
(15 cards)
A blend of physiological and psychological activation, varying in intensity along a continuum
Arousal
A negative emotional state with feelings of worry, nervousness and apprehension associated with activation or arousal of the body
Anxiety
An emotional state characterized by subjective, consciously perceived feelings of apprehension and tension, accompanied by or associated with activation or arousal of the autonomic nervous system. It is a right-now feeling of nervousness and apprehension that can change from moment to moment
State anxiety
Two types of State Anxiety
Cognitive state anxiety
Somatic state anxiety
Degree to which one worries or has negative thoughts
Cognitive state anxiety
Concerns the moment-to-moment changes in perceived physiological activation
Somatic state anxiety
Degree to which one believes one has the resources and ability to meet challenges
Perceived control state anxiety
Personality disposition that is stable over time. An acquired disposition that predisposes a person to perceive wide range of non dangerous situations as threatening
Trait anxiety
An “organized psychophysiological run to ongoing relationships with the environment or interpersonal, or social, involving subjective experiences, observable actions or impulses to act, and physiological change”
Emotions
TF: Emotions have both physical and psychological components
False
Physiological and psychological
A substantial imbalance between physical and psychological demands placed on an individual and his or her response capability under conditions in which failure to meet demands has important consequences
Stress
Implications of the stress process for practice (intervene at any of the stress process stages)
Stress process
Stress process stages (4)
Environmental demand
Individual’s perception of the env demand
Stress response
Behavioral consequences
Situational sources of stress and anxiety
Event importance e
Uncertainty
Personal sources of stress and anxiety
Trait anxiety
Self-esteem
Social physique anxiety
