6.4, 6.5, 6.6 Flashcards
What is anxiety a state of (3 things)
Nervousness, worry + irrational thinking
What is anxiety a negative response to
A threatening sporting situation
Why do certain situations cause anxiety in some people and not others
A player’s perception of a situation causes anxiety
Can anxiety hinder performance
Yes
How often will someone feel nervous if they have competitive trait anxiety
Before most games (they feel nervous most of the time)
What causes competitive trait anxiety
Someone’s genetic make-up
What causes competitive state anxiety
Someone’s temporary response to a specific sporting situation
What does competitive state anxiety often depend on
The player’s mood
The link between trait + state anxiety
Someone with high trait anxiety = more likely to suffer from high state anxiety in a stressful situation e.g. when there’s an audience
Who established the link between state + trait anxiety + what else was he doing at the time
Rainer Martens - whilst establishing the SCAT
2 types of anxiety
Cognitive + somatic
Cognitive anxiety
A psychological response to a threat
The symptoms of cognitive anxiety
Irrational thinking
An example of irrational thinking
Worrying about losing/lack of belief in your own ability
A possible result of irrational thinking
A loss of concentration
Somatic anxiety
A physiological response of the body
What somatic anxiety results from
Cognitive anxiety
3 examples of somatic anxiety
Increased HR, sweating + (muscular) tension
When do performers often feel the symptoms of somatic anxiety worst
At the start of a performance
What often happens (with regards to levels of somatic anxiety) as a performance gets underway
It reduces
The effect of increasing cognitive anxiety on performance
It decreases levels of performance
The type of relationship between performance levels + levels of cognitive anxiety
Negative + linear
The effect of increasing levels of somatic anxiety on performance
It improves performance up to medium levels of anxiety but further increases in anxiety hinder performance
What shows itself earlier before a performance, somatic or cognitive anxiety
Cognitive