Anxiety Flashcards
1
Q
What is anxiety?
A
A negative aspect of stress characterised by irrational thinking, loss of concentration and fear of failure.
2
Q
What are somatic responses?
A
Physiological responses
3
Q
What are cognitive responses?
A
These are phycological responses
4
Q
What are some causes of anxiety?
A
Being watched
Running out of time when losing
Letting the team down
Increased competition
Injury
Playing badly
5
Q
What are positives of questionnaires
A
Quick
Cheap
Easy
Results are easy to compare.
6
Q
What are negatives of questionnaires?
A
Answers can be biased
Lack of understanding/ misinterpreted
May be rushed
7
Q
What are two ways of measuring anxiety?
A
Observation , physiological measures.
