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1
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What are the PHYSICAL responses to stress ?

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  • hypothalamus stimulates hormone production e.g. adrenaline
  • increase HR, blood pressure = oxygen for flight / fight
2
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What are STRESSORS ?

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ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES that can induce a stress response

3
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What is a STRESS RESPONSE ?

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PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES that occur as a result of stress

4
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What is STRESS EXPERIENCE ?

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the way we PERCEIVE the situation

5
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When does a stressor arise ?

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imbalance between the person’s PERCEPTION of demand and ABILITY to meet the demand

6
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Name 5 stressors in sport

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  • competition itself
  • conflict with other players
  • frustration
  • climate
  • risk of injury
7
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How is the COMPETITION ITSELF a stressor ?

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  • puts performer in evaluative position = APPREHENSION
8
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How is CONFLICT a stressor ?

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  • against opposition or teammates
9
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How is FRUSTRATION a stressor ?

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  • build up if we are prevented from goal

- external influences that we can’t control

10
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How is CLIMATE a stressor ?

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  • very hot / cold climate
11
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How is RISK OF INJURY as stressor ?

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  • previous injury
  • fatigue
  • demanding competition / training
12
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What are the two types of STATE anxiety ?

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  • cognitive

- somatic

13
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What are the COGNITIVE stress management techniques ?

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  • positive thinking / self-talk
  • negative though stopping
  • rational thinking
  • mental rehearsal and imagery
  • mindfulness
  • goal setting
14
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What is POSITIVE THINKING ?

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  • cognitive process
  • think about achieving success
  • positive about past performance
15
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What is NEGATIVE THOUGHT STOPPING ?

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  • stop negative thought such as ‘I will never get any better’
16
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What is RATIONAL THINKING ?

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  • cognitive process
  • challenging negative thoughts with rational aspects of situation
  • good preparation = good chance of success
17
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What is MENTAL REHEARSAL ?

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  • mental image of skill
  • no physical movement
  • gymnastic routine = each stage is thought through in head
  • research has seen it improves performance
18
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What is IMAGERY ?

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  • mental images that aren’t related to the activity
  • create pictures of escape
  • recall sounds
  • feel what its like to perform a skill
  • imagine your emotions
19
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What are the two forms of imagery ?

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  • external imagery

- internal imagery

20
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What is external imagery ?

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seeing yourself outside your body

21
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What is internal imagery ?

A

seeing yourself from within

22
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What is MINDFULNESS ?

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  • therapeutic technique
  • paying attention to present moment
  • control stress / anxiety
  • can lead to peak flow experience
23
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What is GOAL SETTING ?

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  • increases motivation and confidence

- short-term goals are less stressful and easily achieved and can lead to long-term goals

24
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What are the three types of goals ?

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  • outcome goals
  • performance goals
  • process-orientated goals
25
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What are outcome goals ?

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  • related to end result

- to win a competition

26
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What are performance goals ?

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  • performance judged against another performer
  • related to specific behaviour
  • may affect outcome goals
27
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What are process-orientated goals ?

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  • technique and tactics

- what the performer has to do to be more successful

28
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What is goal specificity ?

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  • clearly defined goals lead to better performance

- objective measures such as time, distance are easier to make specific

29
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What are the SOMATIC stress management techniques ?

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  • relaxation
  • progressive muscular relaxation
  • biofeedback
  • centring technique
  • breathing control
30
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What is RELAXATION ?

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  • relaxation exercises
  • requires practice and help to begin with
  • aim is to take as little time as possible to become fully relaxed
31
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What is PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR RELAXATION ?

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  • ‘feel’ the tension in the muscles then get rid of it by ‘letting go’
32
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What is BIOFEEDBACK ?

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  • understand your physiological responses to stress
  • equipment used to gather info about responses
  • HR, blood pressure, respiration rates
  • makes athlete aware of when they are stressed so they can develop strategies to help
33
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What is CENTRING TECHNIQUE ?

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  • combines somatic / cognitive responses
  • concentration is shifted to centre of body
  • focus (a lot) on breathing = feeling, counting etc
34
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What is DEEP BREATHING ?

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  • increases oxygen = more relaxed
  • able to now combat negative thoughts
  • between serves in tennis