anxiety

Question 1

definition of anxiety

Answer 1

a negtaive emotional state of experiencing stress

Question 2

what is trait anxiety

Answer 2

innate and enduring so predictable in all situations

Question 4

what 4 factors may cause state anxiety

Answer 4

fear of loosing or failure, pressure to win
fear of injury or harm
fear of being embarrassed
high arousal = more likely to get high anxiety

Question 5

what is cognitive anxiety

Answer 5

in the mind - worrying about loosing, missing your shot etc

Question 6

what is somatic anxiety

Answer 6

physiological response to anxiety e.g. sweating, shaking, rapid heartbeat

Question 7

what is cue utilisation

Answer 7

when we concerntrate/focus on what is important (selective attention) and we ignore irrelevant stimuli

Question 8

what happens to performers attention if arousal is too low

Answer 8

attentional field is too wide and they cant concerntrate

Question 9

when does cue utilisation occur

Answer 9

at the optimum attentional field

Question 10

what happens to attention if the performer is under aroused

Answer 10

attentional field is too narrow to focus and may miss important cues

Question 11

what is zoof

Answer 11

zone of optimal functioning

Question 12

what is the zone of optimal functioning

Answer 12

emotional repsonse that facilitates top performance