Anxiety

Question 1

Anxiety

Answer 1

A level of nerves and irrational thinking

Question 2

Competitive trait anxiety

Answer 2

A disposition to suffer from nervousness in most sporting situations

Question 3

Competitive state anxiety

Answer 3

A nervous response to specific sporting scenarios

Question 4

Somatic anxiety

Answer 4

A physiological response to a threat

Question 5

Cognitive anxiety

Answer 5

A psychological response to a threat

Question 6

Link between state and trait anxiety

Answer 6

If you have high trait anxiety, you are more likely to experience high state anxiety when presented with a stressful situation.

Question 7

Effect of somatic anxiety on performance

Answer 7

Inverted U effect; increase in somatic anxiety can improve performance up to an optimal point, after which it begins to impair performance.

Question 8

Effects of cognitive anxiety on performance

Answer 8

Negative linear effect. The greater the cognitive anxiety, the worse the performance.

Question 9

Questionnaire

Answer 9

Set of questions used to measure or assess something (anxiety)

Question 10

Sports Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT)

Answer 10

Questionnaire used by sports psychologists to measure anxiety.

Question 11

4 negatives Self-report questionnaires

Answer 11

1. Players may not understand the questions being asked. They may choose The socially desirable answer rather than the truthful one
2. Answers may depend on a mood state.
3. The questions are inappropriate so that biased results are given.
4. Responses can be influenced by time it takes to do all the questions.

Question 12

Observation

Answer 12

Gaining a measure of anxiety simply by watching the performer.

Question 13

Advantage of observations

Answer 13

• realistic and true to life .

Question 14

Disadvantages of observations

Answer 14

• opinion based, opinions can vary.
• time consuming.
• behaviour may change if performer knows they are being watched.
• behaviour may feel more uneasy and suffer from further anxiety if they know they are being watched.

Question 15

Physiological measures

Answer 15

A way of measuring anxiety which involves increased heart rate, increased sweating, increased rate of respiration and increased levels of hormone secretion.

Question 16

2 advantages of physiological measures

Answer 16

• Factual, so comparisons can be easily made.

- responses to anxiety could be measured in real life situations such as matches or training.

Question 17

3 disadvantages of physiological measures.

Answer 17

1. Training is often required so that coaches can learn how to use the devices. The cost may defer amateurs from using them
2. wearing monitors may restrict movement.
3. May cause additional stress to performer as they know they’re being monitored.