Anxiety

Question 1

Define Anxiety.

Answer 1

A negative aspect of feeling stress, worries over the possibilities of failure.
Anxiety is a negative response to a perceived threat.

Question 2

What is Competitive Trait Anxiety?

Answer 2

A disposition to suffer nervousness in most sporting situations.

Question 3

What is Competitive State Anxiety?

Answer 3

A nervous response to specific sporting situations.

Question 4

What is Somatic Anxiety?

Answer 4

A physiological response to a threat such as increase heart rate.

Question 5

What is Cognitive Anxiety?

Answer 5

A psychological response such as worrying about losing.

Question 6

What are the causes of anxiety?

Answer 6

Fear or Failure.
Effects of Audience.
Low Self-Confidence or Self-Efficacy.
Fear of injury or being fouled.
Importance of Task/event.
Evaluation Apprehension.

Question 7

Define Efficacy.

Answer 7

Confidence in a specific task/skill/situation.

Question 8

List the Methods to Measuring Anxiety?

Answer 8

Questionnaires.
Observation.
Physiological Response.

Question 9

What are Questionaires?

Answer 9

Asking the Performer to Complete a Test about their Emotions.

Question 10

What are Observations?

Answer 10

Watching Athletes in Training or in Competition.

Question 11

What are Physiological Responses?

Answer 11

Measuring Physical Responses from the body e.g. Sweating and Increased HR.

Question 12

List the Advantages of Questionnaires.

Answer 12

Quick.
Cheap.
Efficient - Large number can quickly be Assessed.
Results can easily be Compared.

Question 13

List the Disadvantages of Questionnaires.

Answer 13

May not Understand the Question.
May give Desirable Answers.
Answers depend on Mood.
Questions may lead to bias Answers.
Answers may be Rushed.

Question 14

List the Advantages to Observations.

Answer 14

Answers are True to Life.

Question 15

List the Disadvantages to Observations.

Answer 15

Answers are Subjective.
Multiple Observations needed.
Time Consuming.
A Behaviour may change when being Watched.

Question 16

List the Advantages to Physiological Responses.

Answer 16

Factual, Live Results, Comparisons can easily be made.
Advances in technology info can be Immediate.
Monitor Physiological Responses such as HR.

Question 17

List the Disadvantages to Physiological Responses.

Answer 17

Training required to Learn how to Use.
Can cause Stress/Anxiety.
May Restrict Movement.
Cost.

Question 18

List the Anxiety Questionaires.

Answer 18

STAI.
SCAT.
CSAI-2

Question 19

Define STAI Questionaire.

Answer 19

State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.
Distinguishes between State and Trait.

Question 20

Who created the STAI Questionnaire and When?

Answer 20

Spielberg. 1983

Question 21

Define SCAT Questionnaire.

Answer 21

Sport Competition Anxiety Test.
15 Statements to measure individuals response to Competition Sporting Situations.

Question 22

Who created the SCAT Questionnaire and When?

Answer 22

Martins. 1977

Question 23

Define CSAI-2 Questionnaire.

Answer 23

Competitive State Anxiety Inventory.
Distinguish between Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety.
Allows measurement

Question 24

Who created the CSAI Questionnaire and When?

Answer 24

Martins. 1990