anxiety Flashcards
what is anxiety
negative aspect of stress characterised by irrational thinking, loss of concentration and fear of failure
what are the 2 types of anxiety
competitive trait and competitve state
what is competitive trait
- disposition to suffer nerves in most sporting situations
- consistent
- stable
- player worrying before all games
- anxious behaviour all the time
what is competitive state
- anxiety experienced at specific time during competitive situation
- situation dependant
- temporary rush of anxiety
- caused by threatening circumstances
- cognitive or somatic or both
what does high trait anxiety mean
performer is more likely to have higher state anxiety
what are somatic symptoms
- physiological responses
- muscular tension
- shaking
- pacing
- poor co-ordination
- sweating
- increased HR
similar to inverted u theory diagram
what are cognitive symptoms
- physiological responses
- irrational thinking
- worrying
- confusion
- loss of concentration
negative linear
what are the causes of anxiety
- being watched
- letting the team down
- playing badly
- injury
- increased competition
- running out of time when losing
how can you measure anxiety
-questionnaires
-observation
-physiological
advantages and disadvantages of SCAT questionnaires
advantages:
- quick, cheap, easy
- results allow easy comparison
disadvantages:
- inaccurate & untruthful answers, people give socially acceptable answers
- misinterpretation of questions, lack of understanding
- answers may depend on mood
- questions may be inappropriate and lead to biased answers
- responses can be influenced by the time taken to complete the questions- rushing
advantages and disadvantages of observations
advantages:
- true to life
- during a real game
disadvantages:
- behaviour change when watched, pressure
- subjective
- know performer
- need more than one observer
advantages and disadvantages of physiological
advantages:
- objective
- specific
- factual
- can be measured in real life situations
disadvantages:
- causes stress when measured
- need training to use equipment
- expensive equipment
- device may restrict performance
explain how different types of anxiety can affect sports performers (3 marks)
- trait is anxiety in most situations, always nervous before a game
- state is anxiety specific to the situation and can change, becoming high at specific times
- if you have the trait, you are more likely to experience the state
- cognitive anxiety = psychological and includes irrational thinking and loss of concentration
- somatic anxiety = psychological and includes muscular tension
