6.2 SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY: Anxiety in sport Flashcards
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Anxiety:
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A level of nerves and irrational thinking.
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Competitive trait anxiety
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A disposition to suffer from nervousness in most sporting situations. When a player feels nerves before all matches, it’s consistent and happened all the time.
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Competitive state anxiety
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A nervous response to specific sporting situations. A temporary response that can vary depending on how important the situations are.
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Link between state and trait
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An individual with high trait anxiety is more likely to experience high state anxiety when faced with stressful situations, especially if it is felt that others are watching and evaluating performance.
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Somatic anxiety:
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A physiological response to a threat such as increased heart rate.
