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sports psychology - anxiety Flashcards

(13 cards)

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define anxiety

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a state of nervousness and worry

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define competitive trait anxiety

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a disposition to respond nervously to most sporting situations. The importance of the context does not change the player from responding with disproportiante anxiety

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define competitive state anxiety

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a temporary resposne to a specific sporting situation or context. This could be taking a penalty, where there is a lot of focus and weight of expectation.

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define cognitive anxiety

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pyschological aspect of anxiety. The irrational thinking and worries an athelete may experience. There is a lack of concentration and lack of confidence.

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define somatic anxiety

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physiological aspect of anxiety. Increased heart rate, sweating, muscular tension.

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6
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what does the multidimensional anxiety theory suggest

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there is a negative, linear response between cognitive anxiety

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what is an observation

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watching a performer during competition to assess signs of anxiety evident in performance. Carried out whilst the performer is training / competing allowing the coach to assess in the most relevant environment.

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why is an observation valid / not valid

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valid - performer is observed in a real life setting
not valid - observer may draw different conclusions when presented with the same info.

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what is a questionaire

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series of questions used to assess the levels of anxiety experianced by a performer
quick, cheap, efficient to use allowing large amounts of data to be collected

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why is a questionaire valid / not valid

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valid - measures are valid, provides reliable info as they allow the performer time to consider there answer
not valid - inapropriate , biased, results may not be valid

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what are physiological measures

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moniter symptoms of somatic anxiety including increased HR, respiration rate, etc
provides objective numerical data, carried out in real life environments

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why are physiological measures valid / not valid

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valid - objective, not affected by performers mood / situation
not valid - aware they are being assessed so may change behaviour

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