Anxiety

Question 1

Definition of anxiety:

Answer 1

a negative aspect of stress characterized by irrational thinking, loss of concentration and fear of failure.

Question 2

Two types of anxiety are:

Answer 2

Competitive state
Competitive Trait

Question 3

Which one is constant and explain why?

Answer 3

Competitive trait: this is a personality type and occurs when a performer is constantly worrying about performance every game

Question 4

What is competitive state:

Answer 4

This is when a situation has occurred (situation dependent) making a performer temporarily rush of anxiety.

Question 5

How will they in two ways respond to the anxiety? (muscle- thinking)

Answer 5

-Cognitively: psychological worries, loss of concentration, irrational thinking.
-Somatically: physiological aspects, muscular tension, sweating, loss of coordination.

Question 6

Three causes of anxiety:

Answer 6

-being watched
-fear of injury
-letting the team down (coming off the bench)

Question 7

Evaluate questionnaires as a way to measure anxiety:

Answer 7

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-cheap, quick, easy
-allow easy comparison

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-may produce socially acceptable answers (inaccurate)
-Misinterpretation of questions

Question 8

Evaluate observations as a way to measure anxiety:

Answer 8

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-true to life
-During real game (game realistic)

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-behaviour changed when watched
-need to know performer
-need to be more than 1 oberserver
-subjective

Question 9

Evaluate physiological ways to measure anxiety:

Answer 9

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-factual
-objective
-measured in games (real life)

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-cause stress so inaccurate results
-Expensive equipment
-could restrict performance.